Which ZIP code in Lexington has the lowest median age?

40526 (Lexington), at 19.2 (±0.2), among 15 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 Lexington, KY

These are the 15 ZIP codes in Lexington, KY with the lowest median age, out of 15 with at least 1,000 residents. 40526 (Lexington, 19.2), 40508 (Lexington, 23.5) and 40504 (Lexington, 29.6) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Lexington; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Youngest ZIP codes in Lexington

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	40526	Lexington	19.2 ±0.2	2,383	14	—
2	40508	Lexington	23.5 ±1.2	23,756	9,665	11,139
3	40504	Lexington	29.6 ±2.2	25,816	12,412	12,855
4	40517	Lexington	32.3 ±1.4	35,656	17,301	18,155
5	40511	Lexington	35.1 ±1.6	38,176	14,824	17,437
6	40509	Lexington	35.8 ±0.9	47,036	19,395	20,949
7	40510	Lexington	36.2 ±3.4	1,904	417	319
8	40503	Lexington	37.2 ±1.8	27,451	12,615	12,955
9	40515	Lexington	37.3 ±1.3	37,384	15,183	16,107
10	40514	Lexington	38.6 ±1.1	16,961	6,481	6,667
11	40516	Lexington	38.7 ±8.5	2,926	1,184	1,182
12	40505	Lexington	41.0 ±1.7	25,594	11,223	11,953
13	40502	Lexington	41.1 ±3.0	26,122	13,075	13,353
14	40513	Lexington	45.5 ±2.7	11,032	4,565	4,604
15	40507	Lexington	55.0 ±21.3	2,159	1,573	1,576

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; 15 of 16 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 54,216 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 Lexington has the lowest median age?: 40526 (Lexington), at 19.2 (±0.2), among 15 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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