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

33839 (Eagle Lake), at 31.9 (±4.2), among 33 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 Polk County, FL

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Polk County with the lowest median age, out of 33 with at least 1,000 residents. 33839 (Eagle Lake, 31.9), 33801 (Lakeland, 32.0) and 33838 (Dundee, 32.9) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Polk 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 Polk County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	33839	Eagle Lake	31.9 ±4.2	4,561	1,394	2,562
2	33801	Lakeland	32.0 ±2.2	35,394	12,704	14,972
3	33838	Dundee	32.9 ±1.7	5,688	1,889	2,296
4	33896	Davenport	33.3 ±1.6	26,731	9,828	15,608
5	33834	Bowling Green	35.4 ±2.4	6,188	1,601	2,231
6	33860	Mulberry	35.9 ±3.8	24,892	8,850	9,283
7	33811	Lakeland	36.1 ±1.9	29,472	10,521	12,708
8	33837	Davenport	37.0 ±1.3	47,389	16,204	28,281
9	33880	Winter Haven	37.0 ±2.9	43,371	15,526	17,611
10	33830	Bartow	37.1 ±2.3	33,740	11,647	13,138
11	33805	Lakeland	37.6 ±1.9	28,751	10,635	11,557
12	33853	Lake Wales	37.6 ±3.7	12,674	4,923	5,419
13	33897	Davenport	38.0 ±3.4	30,159	10,819	13,355
14	33844	Haines City	39.4 ±1.3	51,255	17,804	26,378
15	33813	Lakeland	39.8 ±1.5	38,674	13,976	14,769
16	33812	Lakeland	40.2 ±1.6	16,169	5,327	6,106
17	33851	Lake Hamilton	40.5 ±4.9	1,212	325	—
18	33881	Winter Haven	40.6 ±3.8	40,808	15,066	19,592
19	33823	Auburndale	40.7 ±2.2	41,779	14,762	15,942
20	33841	Fort Meade	40.7 ±3.8	8,005	2,989	3,552
21	33810	Lakeland	40.9 ±1.7	55,137	20,330	22,382
22	33803	Lakeland	41.8 ±1.8	29,321	12,953	13,889
23	34759	Kissimmee	42.2 ±2.9	44,568	15,683	20,190
24	33850	Lake Alfred	42.2 ±5.6	9,757	3,863	5,190
25	33809	Lakeland	42.3 ±2.1	30,797	11,684	13,581

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; 33 of 43 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 27,416 households, on 49 carrier routes with 37,669 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 Polk County has the lowest median age?: 33839 (Eagle Lake), at 31.9 (±4.2), among 33 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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