Which ZIP code in Oakland has the lowest median age?

94621 (Oakland), at 33.3 (±1.3), among 15 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 Oakland, CA

These are the 15 ZIP codes in Oakland, CA with the lowest median age, out of 15 with at least 1,000 residents. 94621 (Oakland, 33.3), 94603 (Oakland, 34.8) and 94608 (Emeryville, 35.2) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Oakland; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Youngest ZIP codes in Oakland

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	94621	Oakland	33.3 ±1.3	33,840	10,359	9,688
2	94603	Oakland	34.8 ±1.3	35,742	10,527	10,329
3	94608	Emeryville	35.2 ±0.7	34,395	16,568	16,928
4	94607	Oakland	35.6 ±0.8	28,804	13,453	14,298
5	94609	Oakland	35.6 ±1.1	23,928	11,049	11,474
6	94601	Oakland	36.1 ±1.0	53,259	16,734	16,444
7	94606	Oakland	37.9 ±1.4	39,966	16,337	16,693
8	94612	Oakland	38.0 ±2.0	18,175	11,097	13,873
9	94605	Oakland	38.6 ±1.5	44,103	16,594	16,298
10	94619	Oakland	39.0 ±1.6	26,831	9,809	9,700
11	94610	Oakland	40.6 ±1.5	32,628	16,372	16,254
12	94602	Oakland	41.9 ±1.3	31,759	12,496	12,325
13	94611	Oakland	43.5 ±1.0	40,116	18,387	19,060
14	94705	Berkeley	44.1 ±1.9	13,991	5,886	6,302
15	94618	Oakland	44.4 ±2.4	16,958	7,553	7,808

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; 15 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 61,956 households, on 87 carrier routes with 62,717 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 Oakland has the lowest median age?: 94621 (Oakland), at 33.3 (±1.3), among 15 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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