Local servicesHospitalSisters of Charity Hospital1.6 miPost officeNorthside Buffalo Post Office1.0 miTown hallTonawanda Municipal Building1.0 miPoliceBuffalo Police Department D District1.1 miFire stationKenmore Fire Department1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi27 schools11 elementary, 2 middle, 8 high, 6 otherElementaryPublic School 81 Buffalo Schoolunder a mileSchoolElmwood Franklin Schoolunder a mileSchoolNichols Schoolunder a mileCollegeSUNY Buffalo State University1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBuffalo Niagara International Airport BUF6.6 miInterstateI-1902.3 miUS highwayUS 622.9 miAmtrakExchange Street Station BFX5.0 miLight railAmherst StationNiagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA)1.4 miCoachBuffaloFlixBus4.6 miTransit128 stops within a mileNiagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 14216 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 14216 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 21 min5:36 am – 8:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 1 min7:43 am – 4:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People22,849 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.511,638 householdsMedian household income $69,629Median home value $294,700Median rent $1,211 a month46% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,052 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate70% of adults are in the labour force, 13,236 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, professional and business services 15%, retail 12%Average commute 19 minutes73% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 4% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages54% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 26% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 89%, Spanish 4%, other Indo-European languages 2%, French or Haitian Creole 1%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 19°F41 in of rain a year, on about 94 dayswettest month September95 in of snow a year, on about 60 days3 days above 90°F, 124 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Buffalo station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksSUNY Buffalo State Universitycollege · 1.5 miCanisius Collegecollege · 1.7 miSwan Lake (historical)lake · 1.4 miGala Waterreservoir · 1.2 miTheodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Sitevisitor center · 3.4 miUnity Islandisland · 2.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsShoreham Medianstate park · under a mileNew Amsterdam Medianstate park · under a mileDelawarestate park · under a mile · 337 acresAmherst & Middlesex Trianglestate park · under a mileDelaware - Crandall Circlestate park · under a mileN Lincoln Pkwy Medianstate park · under a mileSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 6 Feb 20237 mi away, near West Seneca, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 6 Feb 20237 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighErie County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighWinter weather Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025233 of 365 days measured121 moderate, 11 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 140main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Erie County monitors, NY
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterEcwa Directserves 313,380 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation612 ft187 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
