Which ZIP code in Baltimore has the lowest median age?

21250 (Baltimore), at 19.9 (±0.4), among 24 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 Baltimore, MD

These are the 24 ZIP codes in Baltimore, MD with the lowest median age, out of 24 with at least 1,000 residents. 21250 (Baltimore, 19.9), 21210 (Baltimore, 32.0) and 21231 (Baltimore, 32.7) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Baltimore; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Youngest ZIP codes in Baltimore

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	21250	Baltimore	19.9 ±0.4	2,834	0	—
2	21210	Baltimore	32.0 ±3.1	14,134	5,202	5,945
3	21231	Baltimore	32.7 ±1.3	14,969	8,136	—
4	21201	Baltimore	33.6 ±2.1	18,307	11,345	13,314
5	21226	Curtis Bay	33.6 ±3.3	6,674	2,688	2,787
6	21202	Baltimore	33.7 ±1.9	20,683	10,861	12,822
7	21230	Baltimore	33.9 ±1.0	32,977	16,496	19,897
8	21225	Brooklyn	34.2 ±2.1	34,062	12,915	13,017
9	21224	Baltimore	34.3 ±1.0	47,465	20,962	24,354
10	21216	Baltimore	34.7 ±2.7	29,426	12,307	11,296
11	21218	Baltimore	35.0 ±1.3	44,014	18,703	20,956
12	21209	Baltimore	35.6 ±2.1	30,126	11,621	12,261
13	21205	Baltimore	35.9 ±3.2	13,013	5,111	6,144
14	21206	Baltimore	36.7 ±1.5	48,902	20,480	20,390
15	21239	Baltimore	37.1 ±3.5	27,346	12,080	12,698
16	21229	Baltimore	37.5 ±1.1	46,679	19,262	—
17	21211	Baltimore	37.5 ±1.6	14,969	8,192	9,263
18	21213	Baltimore	38.3 ±2.3	28,058	12,009	11,569
19	21212	Baltimore	38.5 ±1.3	33,974	12,971	13,109
20	21223	Baltimore	38.6 ±2.1	19,572	8,587	8,978
21	21217	Baltimore	38.8 ±2.3	30,792	15,332	13,889
22	21207	Gwynn Oak	39.5 ±1.6	47,099	18,976	19,296
23	21214	Baltimore	40.8 ±2.0	21,092	8,466	7,940
24	21215	Baltimore	41.2 ±2.0	52,229	21,740	23,554

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; 24 of 28 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 27,371 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 Baltimore has the lowest median age?: 21250 (Baltimore), at 19.9 (±0.4), among 24 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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