Which ZIP code in District of Columbia County has the lowest median age?

20059 (Washington), at 19.0 (±0.3), 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 District of Columbia, DC

These are the 25 ZIP codes in District of Columbia with the lowest median age, out of 26 with at least 1,000 residents. 20059 (Washington, 19.0), 20052 (Washington, 19.6) and 20057 (Washington, 19.7) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	20059	Washington	19.0 ±0.3	1,338	0	—
2	20052	Washington	19.6 ±0.3	2,730	82	—
3	20057	Washington	19.7 ±0.3	3,229	0	—
4	20064	Washington	19.7 ±0.4	1,442	0	—
5	20006	Washington	24.5 ±2.8	1,362	729	924
6	20037	Washington	30.4 ±2.1	13,156	7,579	8,645
7	20001	Washington	32.6 ±0.5	44,616	23,868	30,075
8	20010	Washington	33.2 ±1.2	31,808	14,376	14,755
9	20002	Washington	33.4 ±0.7	72,397	35,515	46,528
10	20020	Washington	33.7 ±1.5	53,005	22,943	24,532
11	20032	Washington	34.3 ±2.2	40,920	17,651	16,516
12	20019	Washington	34.4 ±1.0	63,380	26,254	23,559
13	20009	Washington	34.4 ±0.5	50,150	29,210	33,248
14	20003	Washington	34.7 ±0.5	37,482	19,858	26,471
15	20005	Washington	34.9 ±1.0	13,131	8,667	9,592
16	20036	Washington	35.1 ±2.8	4,605	3,885	4,175
17	20024	Washington	35.5 ±1.2	15,888	10,097	16,160
18	20017	Washington	36.9 ±0.9	21,208	9,037	9,334
19	20011	Washington	38.0 ±1.0	67,434	27,774	27,027
20	20007	Washington	38.3 ±1.8	24,602	12,027	14,169
21	20008	Washington	39.2 ±1.9	29,434	16,818	18,896
22	20018	Washington	39.6 ±1.8	19,562	9,021	9,877
23	20012	Washington	40.2 ±1.2	17,519	7,155	8,723
24	20004	Washington	42.2 ±2.4	1,831	1,274	1,573
25	20016	Washington	42.7 ±1.7	32,730	14,294	16,151

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 57 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 811 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 District of Columbia County has the lowest median age?: 20059 (Washington), at 19.0 (±0.3), 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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