Which ZIP code in Chicago has the lowest median age?

60602 (Chicago), at 28.0 (±2.3), among 59 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 Chicago, IL

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Chicago, IL with the lowest median age, out of 59 with at least 1,000 residents. 60602 (Chicago, 28.0), 60607 (Chicago, 30.8) and 60614 (Chicago, 31.1) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Chicago; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Youngest ZIP codes in Chicago

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	60602	Chicago	28.0 ±2.3	1,480	712	827
2	60607	Chicago	30.8 ±0.8	32,392	16,556	22,738
3	60614	Chicago	31.1 ±0.5	70,693	35,386	39,439
4	60657	Chicago	31.3 ±0.6	71,904	40,520	42,368
5	60637	Chicago	31.4 ±0.9	52,721	22,817	22,674
6	60605	Chicago	31.5 ±0.9	36,210	19,632	22,080
7	60827	Riverdale	31.7 ±2.1	24,713	9,447	10,013
8	60610	Chicago	32.0 ±1.1	44,883	28,478	32,106
9	60654	Chicago	32.2 ±1.0	25,755	16,968	18,667
10	60661	Chicago	32.2 ±1.3	11,398	7,788	9,264
11	60622	Chicago	32.7 ±0.5	54,609	26,486	24,805
12	60647	Chicago	32.9 ±0.4	84,749	38,849	35,757
13	60642	Chicago	33.1 ±0.8	21,789	11,765	12,964
14	60603	Chicago	33.1 ±5.6	1,298	783	1,192
15	60601	Chicago	33.4 ±0.9	15,235	9,631	13,510
16	60606	Chicago	33.4 ±6.8	3,840	2,900	2,937
17	60629	Chicago	34.2 ±1.4	108,324	33,755	29,181
18	60612	Chicago	34.3 ±1.3	35,744	15,393	15,292
19	60608	Chicago	34.5 ±0.8	80,737	30,650	23,949
20	60613	Chicago	34.7 ±0.6	52,244	29,343	31,177
21	60624	Chicago	34.7 ±1.2	35,263	13,490	12,169
22	60615	Chicago	34.8 ±1.1	42,975	22,725	24,016
23	60636	Chicago	34.9 ±1.2	32,198	11,306	10,323
24	60632	Chicago	35.5 ±1.4	89,107	27,292	18,521
25	60651	Chicago	35.5 ±2.0	63,335	21,389	16,508

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; 59 of 60 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 115,991 households, on 174 carrier routes with 128,046 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 Chicago has the lowest median age?: 60602 (Chicago), at 28.0 (±2.3), among 59 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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