Which ZIP code in Cherokee County has the lowest median age?

35983 (Leesburg), at 34.9 (±5.3), among 8 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.

Youngest ZIP codes in Cherokee County, AL

These are the 8 ZIP codes in Cherokee County with the lowest median age, out of 8 with at least 1,000 residents. 35983 (Leesburg, 34.9), 30165 (Rome, 36.9) and 35961 (Collinsville, 39.8) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Cherokee County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Youngest ZIP codes in Cherokee County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	35983	Leesburg	34.9 ±5.3	3,572	1,284	1,804
2	30165	Rome	36.9 ±0.9	43,001	15,636	17,342
3	35961	Collinsville	39.8 ±6.1	5,879	2,098	2,095
4	35973	Gaylesville	42.6 ±11.8	2,778	994	1,322
5	36272	Piedmont	43.3 ±3.5	12,954	5,031	5,745
6	35959	Cedar Bluff	47.3 ±5.9	4,726	1,870	2,613
7	35960	Centre	54.9 ±3.4	9,703	4,158	4,999
8	35984	Mentone	61.5 ±4.5	1,424	719	1,116

How we ranked them

Ranked by median age of all residents, lowest first (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 8 of 8 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Younger ZIP codes skew toward renters, students and young families: fitness, quick-service food, apartments, entertainment and first-time-buyer offers.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 25,043 households, on 49 carrier routes with 28,308 residential mailboxes. 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 Cherokee County has the lowest median age?: 35983 (Leesburg), at 34.9 (±5.3), among 8 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median age of all residents, lowest first (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.

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