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

72701 (Fayetteville), at 24.3 (±1.2), 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 Washington County, AR

These are the 13 ZIP codes in Washington County with the lowest median age, out of 13 with at least 1,000 residents. 72701 (Fayetteville, 24.3), 72764 (Springdale, 31.8) and 72703 (Fayetteville, 32.5) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Washington 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 Washington County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	72701	Fayetteville	24.3 ±1.2	49,835	17,965	—
2	72764	Springdale	31.8 ±1.0	58,719	19,788	22,209
3	72703	Fayetteville	32.5 ±1.4	35,896	16,271	—
4	72753	Prairie Grove	33.2 ±2.8	10,744	3,796	—
5	72704	Fayetteville	33.9 ±1.8	32,497	13,798	16,181
6	72762	Springdale	35.2 ±1.4	46,092	16,297	19,448
7	72730	Farmington	37.3 ±4.1	11,570	4,408	5,388
8	72738	Hindsville	37.7 ±8.0	2,688	882	1,085
9	72717	Canehill	39.8 ±29.7	1,068	423	—
10	72744	Lincoln	40.3 ±6.0	5,520	2,057	2,126
11	72774	West Fork	40.6 ±2.4	7,082	2,526	2,572
12	72727	Elkins	41.0 ±3.2	6,703	2,523	—
13	72959	Winslow	53.6 ±17.0	2,972	1,288	—

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 16 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 71,618 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 Washington County has the lowest median age?: 72701 (Fayetteville), at 24.3 (±1.2), 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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