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

36849 (Auburn University), at 19.6 (±0.2), among 13 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 Lee County, AL

These are the 13 ZIP codes in Lee County with the lowest median age, out of 13 with at least 1,000 residents. 36849 (Auburn University, 19.6), 36832 (Auburn, 23.5) and 36830 (Auburn, 33.3) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Lee 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 Lee County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	36849	Auburn University	19.6 ±0.2	5,241	0	—
2	36832	Auburn	23.5 ±0.7	30,959	11,384	15,312
3	36830	Auburn	33.3 ±1.5	49,292	21,126	24,477
4	36877	Smiths Station	36.7 ±4.0	14,134	4,805	5,456
5	36867	Phenix City	36.8 ±2.1	22,821	9,211	10,373
6	36870	Phenix City	37.9 ±2.3	17,951	7,108	7,598
7	36852	Cusseta	38.6 ±3.0	2,308	1,008	1,203
8	36854	Valley	38.8 ±2.4	16,537	6,468	7,517
9	36804	Opelika	40.0 ±1.5	20,535	7,849	9,872
10	36801	Opelika	40.6 ±1.9	25,438	10,651	13,110
11	36879	Waverly	46.8 ±5.5	2,826	999	1,433
12	36850	Camp Hill	48.3 ±6.3	2,557	1,056	1,152
13	36874	Salem	49.0 ±4.1	9,096	3,643	4,250

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; 13 of 14 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 46,526 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 Lee County has the lowest median age?: 36849 (Auburn University), at 19.6 (±0.2), among 13 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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