PlainZIP

Dunkirk, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dunkirk, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 15,072. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet DUNKIRK-NY · Dunkirk, NY 1 ZIPs · 15,072 pop · #19433/25278 · Chautauqua County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $56,431
  • RANK-LOWER #19433/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fredonia
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 63% owners
  • POP-TOWN 15,072
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $104,000

Nearest income peer: Fredonia, NY (+ $1,506 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Dunkirk

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Dunkirk on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Dunkirk, NY sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

23rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
15,072
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$56,431
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($56,431 average) · poverty 21.7%. The primary code (14048) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (63.1%) for this income tier, rent $869 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within New York, Constable is the closest lower-income city and Leeds the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Dunkirk.

Population concentration

Dunkirk's single ZIP 14048 carries the town

Dunkirk is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 14048 is the entire residential footprint (15,072 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Dunkirk's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 310 establishments, 5,450 employees , annual payroll $258,752k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 14048 (310 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (53) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Dunkirk, NY

These ZIP codes sit in Chautauqua County, which covers 33 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Dunkirk. See the Chautauqua County roll-up →

Dunkirk sits in the lower half of Chautauqua County on income: Fredonia, Silver Creek and Lakewood report more, Jamestown and Westfield report less. Bemus Point marks the far end of that range at $86,083, 53% above Dunkirk.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
14048 15,072 $56,431 310 250
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Dunkirk roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Dunkirk, .