Which ZIP code in Phoenix has the lowest median age?

85017 (Phoenix), at 24.3 (±1.3), among 52 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 Phoenix, AZ

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Phoenix, AZ with the lowest median age, out of 52 with at least 1,000 residents. 85017 (Phoenix, 24.3), 85035 (Phoenix, 27.4) and 85004 (Phoenix, 27.9) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Phoenix; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Youngest ZIP codes in Phoenix

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	85017	Phoenix	24.3 ±1.3	46,129	11,838	11,830
2	85035	Phoenix	27.4 ±1.2	53,424	15,676	16,248
3	85004	Phoenix	27.9 ±0.9	12,408	6,444	9,066
4	85307	Glendale	28.7 ±2.9	14,223	4,818	6,291
5	85033	Phoenix	29.0 ±1.0	57,591	16,008	15,642
6	85353	Tolleson	29.0 ±1.3	49,120	13,045	15,597
7	85031	Phoenix	29.6 ±2.0	31,191	8,132	8,301
8	85019	Phoenix	29.9 ±1.3	27,429	7,677	8,074
9	85037	Phoenix	30.1 ±0.9	54,608	15,943	19,006
10	85043	Phoenix	30.6 ±1.5	41,331	11,707	12,038
11	85008	Phoenix	30.7 ±0.8	59,716	22,679	23,946
12	85040	Phoenix	31.0 ±1.3	34,117	11,531	12,200
13	85009	Phoenix	31.7 ±1.2	52,064	13,984	13,598
14	85015	Phoenix	32.2 ±1.2	41,490	16,237	16,643
15	85041	Phoenix	33.6 ±1.4	63,862	19,316	20,640
16	85024	Phoenix	33.8 ±1.6	26,199	10,592	11,601
17	85006	Phoenix	34.3 ±1.3	21,905	9,087	10,380
18	85042	Phoenix	34.5 ±1.7	45,903	15,940	16,950
19	85007	Phoenix	34.5 ±2.5	13,575	5,147	5,453
20	85051	Phoenix	34.6 ±1.0	45,768	15,922	16,221
21	85021	Phoenix	34.8 ±1.6	39,828	16,795	17,967
22	85034	Phoenix	34.8 ±1.9	4,854	2,406	2,974
23	85029	Phoenix	35.5 ±2.0	49,683	18,938	18,212
24	85053	Phoenix	36.3 ±1.8	29,773	11,601	11,647
25	85027	Phoenix	36.4 ±1.2	39,487	16,811	17,037

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; 52 of 53 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 54,784 households, on 80 carrier routes with 59,077 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 Phoenix has the lowest median age?: 85017 (Phoenix), at 24.3 (±1.3), among 52 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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