Which ZIP code in Indianapolis has the lowest median age?

46202 (Indianapolis), at 28.9 (±0.7), among 36 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 Indianapolis, IN

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Indianapolis, IN with the lowest median age, out of 36 with at least 1,000 residents. 46202 (Indianapolis, 28.9), 46235 (Indianapolis, 30.4) and 46204 (Indianapolis, 30.8) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Indianapolis; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Youngest ZIP codes in Indianapolis

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	46202	Indianapolis	28.9 ±0.7	20,180	10,786	14,061
2	46235	Indianapolis	30.4 ±2.0	36,317	13,442	14,271
3	46204	Indianapolis	30.8 ±1.3	11,400	6,499	7,313
4	46225	Indianapolis	30.9 ±2.1	6,037	2,388	3,432
5	46241	Indianapolis	31.0 ±2.0	32,565	11,107	12,416
6	46222	Indianapolis	31.4 ±1.6	38,887	13,551	15,424
7	46208	Indianapolis	31.9 ±2.2	22,379	9,420	10,180
8	46224	Indianapolis	32.1 ±2.0	40,228	15,897	15,798
9	46227	Indianapolis	32.6 ±1.1	57,587	23,911	25,390
10	46226	Indianapolis	32.9 ±1.7	47,099	19,447	18,295
11	46254	Indianapolis	33.2 ±2.1	40,674	16,813	17,700
12	46239	Indianapolis	33.9 ±2.1	33,931	11,961	13,768
13	46205	Indianapolis	34.1 ±1.0	28,259	12,487	14,010
14	46203	Indianapolis	34.5 ±1.3	37,758	15,996	16,799
15	46218	Indianapolis	34.5 ±2.8	29,360	12,451	13,526
16	46221	Indianapolis	34.5 ±1.5	27,027	10,117	10,806
17	46214	Indianapolis	34.5 ±2.4	24,472	10,643	11,945
18	46201	Indianapolis	34.6 ±1.2	30,335	13,525	14,518
19	46219	Indianapolis	34.8 ±1.7	38,855	15,723	16,073
20	46220	Indianapolis	35.3 ±0.9	36,952	16,900	17,773
21	46250	Indianapolis	36.3 ±2.1	18,147	9,258	10,461
22	46260	Indianapolis	36.5 ±2.1	35,707	15,204	15,309
23	46229	Indianapolis	36.6 ±2.7	28,457	11,479	12,293
24	46217	Indianapolis	36.7 ±2.3	36,917	13,865	13,288
25	46268	Indianapolis	37.0 ±2.5	25,913	11,213	12,436

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; 36 of 38 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 44,222 households, on 72 carrier routes with 51,493 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 Indianapolis has the lowest median age?: 46202 (Indianapolis), at 28.9 (±0.7), among 36 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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