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

46016 (Anderson), at 34.6 (±1.8), 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 Madison County, IN

These are the 14 ZIP codes in Madison County with the lowest median age, out of 14 with at least 1,000 residents. 46016 (Anderson, 34.6), 46040 (Fortville, 36.5) and 46048 (Ingalls, 38.2) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Madison 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 Madison County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	46016	Anderson	34.6 ±1.8	17,834	7,126	7,967
2	46040	Fortville	36.5 ±3.2	15,943	5,476	7,532
3	46048	Ingalls	38.2 ±7.1	2,025	697	703
4	46001	Alexandria	38.7 ±2.9	10,375	4,226	4,523
5	46051	Lapel	39.3 ±6.6	2,919	1,190	874
6	46064	Pendleton	39.6 ±1.4	18,499	6,086	7,371
7	46070	Summitville	40.7 ±5.6	2,100	790	739
8	46013	Anderson	42.1 ±4.5	19,073	8,730	8,872
9	46044	Frankton	42.6 ±4.7	2,628	1,023	847
10	46012	Anderson	43.2 ±2.8	20,855	9,117	8,606
11	46036	Elwood	44.4 ±1.4	11,683	4,693	5,188
12	46056	Markleville	44.5 ±8.7	2,076	829	855
13	46017	Anderson	45.1 ±2.0	5,181	2,189	2,713
14	46011	Anderson	45.6 ±3.9	16,534	6,685	7,117

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 15 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 18,715 households, on 38 carrier routes with 21,599 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 Madison County has the lowest median age?: 46016 (Anderson), at 34.6 (±1.8), 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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