| City: | Buffalo, New York |
| Names to Avoid: | Silhouette Books |
| County: | Erie County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 12:29:21 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 624 / 716 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 42.8866, -78.8789 |
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Silhouette Books operates under dedicated ZIP code 14272 in Erie County's Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood on Buffalo's East Side. Launched in May 1980 by Simon & Schuster to compete with Harlequin, Silhouette quickly captured approximately 30 percent of the American romance market share. Unlike Harlequin's conservative approach, Silhouette featured more realistic gender roles, gentler heroes, and gradually evolved to include experimental elements like paranormal activity, time travel, and suspense. Notable debut authors included Nora Roberts (Irish Thoroughbred, 1981), Janet Dailey, Sandra Brown, and Debbie Macomber.
Harlequin acquired Silhouette in 1984 for a reported $10 million, giving them over 80 percent of the $275 million romance market. Postal records identify 2 ZIP+4 codes routing to the Silhouette Books facility. The imprint maintained editorial independence for over 25 years before being fully integrated into Harlequin lines by 2011. Census demographic data is not available for this commercial publishing address. Buffalo is the valid mailing city.
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 14272 is assigned to a single organization or institution. Detailed business demographics are not published for unique ZIP Codes.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 0Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 14272 is located in Erie County, New York, within the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 15380) and New York's 26th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 1,161,385 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 14272. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 15380Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 1,161,385Source: Census |
| MSA: | Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 26Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 219.13 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 3611000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Buffalo city; New YorkSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 14272 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.