Which ZIP code in Charles County has the lowest median age?

20602 (Waldorf), at 34.2 (±1.8), 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 Charles County, MD

These are the 15 ZIP codes in Charles County with the lowest median age, out of 15 with at least 1,000 residents. 20602 (Waldorf, 34.2), 20601 (Waldorf, 37.4) and 20616 (Bryans Road, 37.4) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Charles County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Youngest ZIP codes in Charles County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	20602	Waldorf	34.2 ±1.8	28,331	10,046	10,791
2	20601	Waldorf	37.4 ±2.4	26,945	10,069	11,274
3	20616	Bryans Road	37.4 ±3.5	8,057	2,695	2,987
4	20603	Waldorf	38.4 ±1.2	31,844	11,324	12,101
5	20640	Indian Head	38.8 ±1.7	10,685	4,163	3,995
6	20695	White Plains	38.9 ±3.4	16,407	5,469	6,585
7	20693	Welcome	39.0 ±13.5	1,496	367	396
8	20662	Nanjemoy	41.8 ±11.3	2,129	887	1,133
9	20646	La Plata	42.9 ±1.6	21,400	7,756	9,494
10	20637	Hughesville	43.5 ±3.6	6,133	2,031	2,190
11	20664	Newburg	44.3 ±8.8	3,138	1,229	1,242
12	20611	Bel Alton	45.1 ±11.6	1,219	409	370
13	20622	Charlotte Hall	49.4 ±7.0	5,185	1,489	1,585
14	20675	Pomfret	49.6 ±14.6	1,796	639	602
15	20677	Port Tobacco	51.5 ±2.7	2,088	769	891

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 22 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 38,297 households, on 64 carrier routes with 41,148 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 Charles County has the lowest median age?: 20602 (Waldorf), at 34.2 (±1.8), 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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