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

19941 (Ellendale), at 34.4 (±9.2), among 21 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 Sussex County, DE

These are the 21 ZIP codes in Sussex County with the lowest median age, out of 21 with at least 1,000 residents. 19941 (Ellendale, 34.4), 19956 (Laurel, 37.8) and 19947 (Georgetown, 37.9) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Sussex 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 Sussex County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	19941	Ellendale	34.4 ±9.2	3,435	1,192	1,608
2	19956	Laurel	37.8 ±3.6	16,327	6,332	6,570
3	19947	Georgetown	37.9 ±2.3	20,760	6,735	8,472
4	19960	Lincoln	38.4 ±6.0	6,774	2,306	2,792
5	19973	Seaford	41.3 ±2.2	26,834	10,266	11,201
6	19933	Bridgeville	41.6 ±3.2	10,597	4,047	4,667
7	19940	Delmar	41.8 ±6.5	7,540	2,469	2,826
8	19963	Milford	42.7 ±3.3	23,500	9,880	10,040
9	21874	Willards	43.6 ±5.9	1,693	666	969
10	19950	Greenwood	44.9 ±3.7	7,918	3,250	2,934
11	19968	Milton	53.8 ±4.2	15,486	6,431	8,773
12	19966	Millsboro	53.9 ±3.3	35,884	15,435	20,624
13	19951	Harbeson	54.1 ±6.5	2,245	905	1,387
14	19939	Dagsboro	57.9 ±4.0	7,490	3,183	3,980
15	19945	Frankford	58.9 ±3.2	9,640	3,960	5,844
16	19975	Selbyville	59.6 ±2.8	10,862	5,085	8,125
17	19971	Rehoboth Beach	61.7 ±1.5	14,886	7,587	13,429
18	19958	Lewes	62.1 ±0.8	31,938	15,233	22,799
19	19970	Ocean View	63.9 ±2.5	8,524	4,046	7,429
20	19967	Millville	64.9 ±2.6	2,376	1,267	2,195
21	19930	Bethany Beach	67.2 ±1.8	3,014	1,551	4,215

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; 21 of 23 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 26,831 households, on 49 carrier routes with 30,643 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 Sussex County has the lowest median age?: 19941 (Ellendale), at 34.4 (±9.2), among 21 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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