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

93944 (Monterey), at 22.3 (±0.7), among 26 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 Monterey County, CA

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Monterey County with the lowest median age, out of 26 with at least 1,000 residents. 93944 (Monterey, 22.3), 93928 (Jolon, 23.3) and 95012 (Castroville, 28.5) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Monterey 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 Monterey County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	93944	Monterey	22.3 ±0.7	2,665	5	—
2	93928	Jolon	23.3 ±2.0	1,175	0	—
3	95012	Castroville	28.5 ±2.6	10,814	2,627	2,761
4	93905	Salinas	28.8 ±0.9	63,898	14,150	13,806
5	93926	Gonzales	28.8 ±3.3	8,724	2,355	903
6	93927	Greenfield	29.2 ±2.3	21,574	4,856	4,317
7	93930	King City	31.4 ±1.8	17,243	4,364	4,466
8	93906	Salinas	33.6 ±1.2	64,199	17,842	17,869
9	93955	Seaside	33.9 ±1.4	32,266	10,579	11,133
10	93925	Chualar	35.1 ±4.1	1,241	337	78
11	93960	Soledad	35.4 ±2.2	27,471	5,161	5,222
12	93933	Marina	35.8 ±1.2	28,122	9,707	11,584
13	95076	Watsonville	36.4 ±1.1	82,806	24,656	23,355
14	93451	San Miguel	36.9 ±5.0	5,207	1,663	1,272
15	93901	Salinas	37.3 ±2.3	29,724	10,654	10,771
16	93907	Salinas	37.3 ±3.1	25,146	7,238	7,464
17	93920	Big Sur	37.6 ±4.5	1,464	449	295
18	93908	Salinas	42.0 ±4.5	12,450	4,385	4,870
19	93940	Monterey	43.0 ±2.2	30,605	14,028	14,990
20	93426	Bradley	44.3 ±10.3	1,564	598	928
21	95004	Aromas	45.1 ±6.1	4,363	1,597	1,147
22	93950	Pacific Grove	51.2 ±2.0	14,951	6,992	7,755
23	93924	Carmel Valley	55.3 ±4.6	6,316	2,641	2,819
24	93923	Carmel	59.4 ±3.1	12,565	5,427	6,318
25	93953	Pebble Beach	63.4 ±3.4	3,613	1,672	2,355

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; 26 of 32 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 19,137 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 Monterey County has the lowest median age?: 93944 (Monterey), at 22.3 (±0.7), among 26 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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