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

46543 (Millersburg), at 19.8 (±2.8), 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.

Youngest ZIP codes in Elkhart County, IN

These are the 14 ZIP codes in Elkhart County with the lowest median age, out of 14 with at least 1,000 residents. 46543 (Millersburg, 19.8), 46553 (New Paris, 31.1) and 46540 (Middlebury, 32.1) 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.

Youngest ZIP codes in Elkhart County

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

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; 14 of 14 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 18,719 households, on 35 carrier routes with 19,869 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 lowest median age?: 46543 (Millersburg), at 19.8 (±2.8), among 14 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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