Which ZIP code in Anne Arundel County has the highest median age?

20764 (Shady Side), at 52.8 (±5.9), among 33 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 Anne Arundel County, MD

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Anne Arundel County with the highest median age, out of 33 with at least 1,000 residents. 20764 (Shady Side, 52.8), 21032 (Crownsville, 49.1) and 21401 (Annapolis, 47.7) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Anne Arundel County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Oldest ZIP codes in Anne Arundel County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	20764	Shady Side	52.8 ±5.9	2,993	1,362	1,748
2	21032	Crownsville	49.1 ±3.0	8,850	3,149	3,577
3	21401	Annapolis	47.7 ±2.8	38,629	17,984	19,296
4	20778	West River	47.7 ±7.5	2,211	729	747
5	20776	Harwood	45.9 ±10.4	3,315	1,212	1,254
6	21403	Annapolis	45.3 ±2.9	32,681	14,359	14,173
7	21035	Davidsonville	44.9 ±5.0	7,879	2,671	2,878
8	20751	Deale	44.4 ±6.2	2,851	1,105	1,047
9	21140	Riva	43.6 ±3.5	4,417	1,495	1,364
10	20733	Churchton	43.2 ±5.6	2,669	946	1,105
11	21409	Annapolis	42.5 ±1.9	20,289	7,312	7,930
12	21146	Severna Park	41.5 ±1.9	28,591	9,878	10,219
13	21037	Edgewater	41.3 ±1.9	20,854	7,901	8,504
14	21108	Millersville	41.3 ±1.6	18,643	6,648	7,221
15	21054	Gambrills	40.9 ±2.0	16,386	5,497	5,424
16	20711	Lothian	40.6 ±7.9	7,731	2,438	2,636
17	21122	Pasadena	40.2 ±1.2	61,566	22,423	24,166
18	20754	Dunkirk	39.3 ±4.4	7,545	2,281	2,414
19	21076	Hanover	38.1 ±2.6	24,268	9,785	11,395
20	21012	Arnold	38.0 ±1.6	22,570	8,275	8,412
21	21060	Glen Burnie	37.7 ±2.2	39,730	15,994	16,248
22	21144	Severn	37.7 ±1.7	37,118	13,019	13,781
23	20794	Jessup	36.8 ±1.9	16,814	3,928	4,565
24	21090	Linthicum Heights	36.8 ±3.0	10,652	3,979	4,592
25	21114	Crofton	36.4 ±2.1	25,590	9,350	9,951

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; 33 of 41 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 24,436 households, on 59 carrier routes with 26,622 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 Anne Arundel County has the highest median age?: 20764 (Shady Side), at 52.8 (±5.9), among 33 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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