Which ZIP code in Erie County has the highest share of owner-occupied homes?

14085 (Lake View), at 98.2% (±1.7%), among 59 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.

ZIP codes with the highest homeownership in Erie County, NY

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Erie County with the highest share of owner-occupied homes, out of 59 with at least 1,000 residents. 14085 (Lake View, 98.2%), 14032 (Clarence Center, 95.3%) and 14033 (Colden, 90.4%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Erie County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

ZIP codes with the highest homeownership in Erie County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Owner-occupied homes	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	14085	Lake View	98.2% ±1.7%	8,531	3,044	2,975
2	14032	Clarence Center	95.3% ±2.0%	10,222	3,823	3,315
3	14033	Colden	90.4% ±7.4%	1,539	711	933
4	14006	Angola	90.1% ±2.9%	9,260	4,224	4,570
5	14102	Marilla	89.8% ±9.5%	1,856	665	445
6	14080	Holland	89.5% ±5.0%	4,444	1,988	1,731
7	14170	West Falls	89.5% ±7.8%	2,292	898	991
8	14057	Eden	88.9% ±4.5%	7,972	3,105	3,192
9	14055	East Concord	88.8% ±10.7%	1,418	721	532
10	14025	Boston	88.3% ±6.5%	3,243	1,415	1,238
11	14059	Elma	87.5% ±5.8%	9,138	3,511	3,903
12	14091	Lawtons	87.1% ±8.8%	1,316	504	404
13	14139	South Wales	86.6% ±6.4%	2,113	764	926
14	14030	Chaffee	86.2% ±7.7%	2,067	744	624
15	14052	East Aurora	85.8% ±2.9%	17,514	7,402	7,386
16	14004	Alden	85.2% ±3.5%	11,396	4,122	4,584
17	14086	Lancaster	83.5% ±2.8%	35,635	14,987	14,545
18	14034	Collins	82.5% ±8.5%	2,086	759	620
19	14081	Irving	81.7% ±4.9%	2,742	1,124	1,212
20	14072	Grand Island	81.6% ±4.1%	21,488	8,807	9,215
21	14051	East Amherst	81.5% ±3.3%	19,739	8,007	8,480
22	14070	Gowanda	81.2% ±4.6%	5,001	2,031	2,164
23	14223	Buffalo	80.9% ±4.1%	22,611	10,383	—
24	14031	Clarence	80.6% ±6.1%	9,885	4,202	4,460
25	14001	Akron	79.9% ±4.2%	8,937	4,085	—

How we ranked them

Ranked by the share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 59 of 70 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Homeowners make the decisions about roofs, HVAC, lawns, solar and insurance. A high owner share means fewer pieces wasted on renters who can't hire the work.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 12,467 households, on 21 carrier routes with 12,238 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

Open 14085 on the EDDM route map

More rankings

Businesses that mail these ZIP codes

Map it and price it

EDDM guides

Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Erie County has the highest share of owner-occupied homes?: 14085 (Lake View), at 98.2% (±1.7%), among 59 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024).
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.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.