Local servicesHospitalBertrand Chaffee Hospital14.6 miPost officeDayton Post Office3.0 miTown hallPersia Town Hall3.1 miPoliceGowanda Police Department3.2 miFire stationGowanda Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 Hidi Hose Company 42.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBuffalo Niagara International Airport BUF37 miInterstateI-9013 miUS highwayUS 621.6 miAmtrakExchange Street Station BFX32 miCoachSpringvilleFullington Trailways13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 14070 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 14070 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 18 min5:38 am – 8:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 4 min7:41 am – 4:45 pm
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People5,437 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.52,216 householdsMedian household income $51,620Median home value $100,600Median rent $740 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,544 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting6.2% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 2,179 employedMain industries: education and health care 31%, retail 16%, public administration 10%Average commute 26 minutes80% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 3%, other languages 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 16°F54 in of rain a year, on about 125 dayswettest month December208 in of snow a year, on about 51 days4 days above 90°F, 149 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Perrysburg station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksEast Mud Lakelake · 9.2 miMount Tugpeak · 9.3 miClear Lakelake · 9.8 miHammond Hillpeak · 9.1 miSilver Creek Reservoirreservoir · 9.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsZoar Valley Unique Areastate conservation land · 1.5 mi · 1,493 acresGowanda Water Co-Village Landpark · 1.1 mi · 87 acresVillage Of Gowanda Landpark · 2.5 miCattaraugus Creek Waterway Accessstate recreation area · 5.9 miEast Otto State Foreststate conservation land · 5.8 mi · 1,380 acresConewango Creek Waterway Accessstate recreation area · 8.0 mi · 266 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 6 Feb 202331 mi away, near West Seneca, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 6 Feb 202331 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateCattaraugus County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning 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, nearest monitors: Erie County, NY, 24 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription63% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterGowanda Villageserves 2,800 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2022: carbon, total, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,118 ft341 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
