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

95926 (Chico), at 27.3 (±0.9), among 12 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 Butte County, CA

These are the 12 ZIP codes in Butte County with the lowest median age, out of 12 with at least 1,000 residents. 95926 (Chico, 27.3), 95917 (Biggs, 32.2) and 95928 (Chico, 33.5) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Butte 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 Butte County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	95926	Chico	27.3 ±0.9	40,567	17,099	16,432
2	95917	Biggs	32.2 ±7.6	3,752	1,199	582
3	95928	Chico	33.5 ±1.2	37,409	16,285	17,367
4	95948	Gridley	35.2 ±3.0	11,200	3,836	4,104
5	95965	Oroville	35.7 ±1.8	21,181	7,178	8,128
6	95973	Chico	37.6 ±1.2	39,031	15,323	16,820
7	95966	Oroville	43.6 ±3.1	28,503	11,466	12,572
8	95938	Durham	44.0 ±12.1	3,943	1,513	1,426
9	95942	Forest Ranch	44.0 ±3.6	2,089	782	249
10	95968	Palermo	47.3 ±15.1	1,364	608	511
11	95954	Magalia	48.4 ±4.1	8,165	3,353	3,664
12	95969	Paradise	57.7 ±3.3	8,339	3,764	6,411

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; 12 of 20 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 45,597 households, on 71 carrier routes with 46,613 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 Butte County has the lowest median age?: 95926 (Chico), at 27.3 (±0.9), among 12 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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