Which ZIP code in Fort Wayne has the highest median age?

46804 (Fort Wayne), at 42.1 (±1.2), among 16 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 Fort Wayne, IN

These are the 16 ZIP codes in Fort Wayne, IN with the highest median age, out of 16 with at least 1,000 residents. 46804 (Fort Wayne, 42.1), 46819 (Fort Wayne, 41.1) and 46845 (Fort Wayne, 40.6) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Fort Wayne; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Oldest ZIP codes in Fort Wayne

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	46804	Fort Wayne	42.1 ±1.2	29,661	13,008	13,439
2	46819	Fort Wayne	41.1 ±3.5	9,369	4,168	—
3	46845	Fort Wayne	40.6 ±1.7	29,583	11,044	—
4	46809	Fort Wayne	40.6 ±4.4	8,589	4,057	—
5	46815	Fort Wayne	37.3 ±2.2	27,238	10,433	—
6	46814	Fort Wayne	36.8 ±3.8	16,778	5,707	6,392
7	46825	Fort Wayne	36.4 ±2.6	29,296	12,942	—
8	46808	Fort Wayne	35.6 ±2.1	19,684	8,738	8,470
9	46818	Fort Wayne	35.4 ±1.6	21,954	8,307	11,070
10	46802	Fort Wayne	34.6 ±1.6	11,177	5,193	5,485
11	46835	Fort Wayne	34.3 ±1.5	38,166	15,462	—
12	46805	Fort Wayne	34.3 ±1.3	21,437	9,612	—
13	46816	Fort Wayne	34.2 ±3.4	19,514	7,557	7,855
14	46807	Fort Wayne	34.1 ±1.9	16,317	6,454	—
15	46806	Fort Wayne	29.8 ±2.0	26,425	9,391	9,336
16	46803	Fort Wayne	27.1 ±1.8	10,994	4,228	—

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; 16 of 16 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 42,710 households. 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 Fort Wayne has the highest median age?: 46804 (Fort Wayne), at 42.1 (±1.2), among 16 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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