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

85017 (Phoenix), at 24.3 (±1.3), among 131 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 Maricopa County, AZ

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Maricopa County with the lowest median age, out of 131 with at least 1,000 residents. 85017 (Phoenix, 24.3), 85281 (Tempe, 25.4) and 85035 (Phoenix, 27.4) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Maricopa 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 Maricopa County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	85017	Phoenix	24.3 ±1.3	46,129	11,838	11,830
2	85281	Tempe	25.4 ±0.5	72,762	29,307	20,778
3	85035	Phoenix	27.4 ±1.2	53,424	15,676	16,248
4	85004	Phoenix	27.9 ±0.9	12,408	6,444	9,066
5	85307	Glendale	28.7 ±2.9	14,223	4,818	6,291
6	85033	Phoenix	29.0 ±1.0	57,591	16,008	15,642
7	85353	Tolleson	29.0 ±1.3	49,120	13,045	15,597
8	85031	Phoenix	29.6 ±2.0	31,191	8,132	8,301
9	85301	Glendale	29.7 ±1.4	68,178	22,786	23,784
10	85019	Phoenix	29.9 ±1.3	27,429	7,677	8,074
11	85037	Phoenix	30.1 ±0.9	54,608	15,943	19,006
12	85256	Scottsdale	30.5 ±1.3	3,504	1,016	1,386
13	85043	Phoenix	30.6 ±1.5	41,331	11,707	12,038
14	85008	Phoenix	30.7 ±0.8	59,716	22,679	23,946
15	85264	Fort Mcdowell	30.8 ±4.9	1,261	315	477
16	85040	Phoenix	31.0 ±1.3	34,117	11,531	12,200
17	85303	Glendale	31.0 ±2.2	33,663	10,000	10,899
18	85009	Phoenix	31.7 ±1.2	52,064	13,984	13,598
19	85295	Gilbert	31.9 ±1.8	56,744	19,908	22,024
20	85305	Glendale	32.0 ±2.5	18,043	6,601	8,913
21	85210	Mesa	32.1 ±1.0	39,015	15,238	16,122
22	85015	Phoenix	32.2 ±1.2	41,490	16,237	16,643
23	85201	Mesa	32.3 ±1.2	51,400	20,746	21,703
24	85323	Avondale	32.3 ±1.1	47,043	14,319	17,100
25	85335	El Mirage	32.7 ±1.4	36,088	11,120	10,633

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; 131 of 139 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 68,083 households, on 79 carrier routes with 64,213 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 Maricopa County has the lowest median age?: 85017 (Phoenix), at 24.3 (±1.3), among 131 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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