Which ZIP code in Buffalo has the highest median household income?

14221 (Buffalo), at $101,615 (±$4,729), among 27 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Richest ZIP codes in Buffalo, NY

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Buffalo, NY with the highest median household income, out of 27 with at least 1,000 residents. 14221 (Buffalo, $101,615), 14226 (Buffalo, $84,325) and 14223 (Buffalo, $84,161) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Buffalo; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Richest ZIP codes in Buffalo

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median household income	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	14221	Buffalo	$101,615 ±$4,729	55,255	24,532	—
2	14226	Buffalo	$84,325 ±$4,321	29,159	12,449	12,776
3	14223	Buffalo	$84,161 ±$4,801	22,611	10,383	—
4	14222	Buffalo	$81,652 ±$6,688	15,311	6,894	6,610
5	14224	Buffalo	$80,052 ±$4,535	41,219	18,256	18,230
6	14219	Buffalo	$78,569 ±$7,803	10,652	5,213	—
7	14228	Buffalo	$74,871 ±$7,824	25,350	10,626	10,575
8	14217	Buffalo	$73,800 ±$5,573	22,471	10,743	10,165
9	14220	Buffalo	$70,963 ±$6,359	24,428	10,435	9,490
10	14216	Buffalo	$69,629 ±$6,038	22,849	11,638	10,318
11	14227	Buffalo	$68,928 ±$5,244	20,621	9,979	10,816
12	14225	Buffalo	$67,237 ±$4,771	33,620	15,541	15,141
13	14214	Buffalo	$58,228 ±$8,407	21,314	8,670	7,660
14	14202	Buffalo	$56,528 ±$18,128	3,862	2,203	2,217
15	14203	Buffalo	$56,141 ±$6,697	2,424	1,668	2,116
16	14218	Buffalo	$54,748 ±$4,940	20,312	8,613	8,087
17	14210	Buffalo	$54,197 ±$5,734	15,563	7,258	5,771
18	14213	Buffalo	$53,870 ±$7,238	24,107	9,492	8,711
19	14206	Buffalo	$50,450 ±$3,665	21,631	9,320	8,437
20	14209	Buffalo	$50,046 ±$11,582	8,313	4,323	4,695
21	14208	Buffalo	$48,476 ±$9,327	12,572	4,727	4,044
22	14215	Buffalo	$44,955 ±$3,270	42,524	16,733	13,956
23	14212	Buffalo	$44,020 ±$3,651	13,299	4,668	4,421
24	14201	Buffalo	$40,512 ±$9,554	12,369	6,022	5,808
25	14207	Buffalo	$39,753 ±$3,359	26,327	10,550	9,305

How we ranked them

Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 27 of 29 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Higher-income ZIP codes suit offers with a bigger ticket: remodeling, pools, roofing, financial planning, private schools, premium dining. A median describes the middle household, not every door, so the routes inside each ZIP still vary.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 72,514 households. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Buffalo has the highest median household income?: 14221 (Buffalo), at $101,615 (±$4,729), among 27 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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