Which ZIP code in Elkhart County has the highest median age?

46567 (Syracuse), at 49.2 (±3.8), among 14 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.

Oldest ZIP codes in Elkhart County, IN

These are the 14 ZIP codes in Elkhart County with the highest median age, out of 14 with at least 1,000 residents. 46567 (Syracuse, 49.2), 46573 (Wakarusa, 39.9) and 46530 (Granger, 39.8) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Elkhart County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Oldest ZIP codes in Elkhart County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	46567	Syracuse	49.2 ±3.8	9,292	4,099	5,465
2	46573	Wakarusa	39.9 ±2.3	3,936	1,323	1,222
3	46530	Granger	39.8 ±1.3	31,598	11,505	12,419
4	46514	Elkhart	38.7 ±2.0	42,389	16,298	17,882
5	46517	Elkhart	37.6 ±2.6	25,433	8,940	9,112
6	46507	Bristol	37.3 ±3.3	9,991	3,378	3,864
7	46561	Osceola	37.2 ±2.1	13,996	5,112	5,437
8	46516	Elkhart	35.7 ±2.0	31,871	12,244	13,208
9	46526	Goshen	34.9 ±2.2	33,668	11,402	12,803
10	46550	Nappanee	34.6 ±4.9	12,843	4,595	4,741
11	46528	Goshen	32.2 ±2.3	26,248	7,880	9,247
12	46540	Middlebury	32.1 ±2.9	12,993	3,979	4,242
13	46553	New Paris	31.1 ±6.4	3,828	1,212	1,153
14	46543	Millersburg	19.8 ±2.8	4,741	1,053	486

How we ranked them

Ranked by median age of all residents, highest first (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 14 of 14 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Older ZIP codes respond to health care, hearing and vision, Medicare plans, home safety, estate planning and services that come to the door.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 42,165 households, on 71 carrier routes with 46,100 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 Elkhart County has the highest median age?: 46567 (Syracuse), at 49.2 (±3.8), among 14 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median age of all residents, highest 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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