Which ZIP code in Prince George's County has the highest median age?

20623 (Cheltenham), at 50.5 (±9.2), 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.

Oldest ZIP codes in Prince George's County, MD

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Prince George's County with the highest median age, out of 36 with at least 1,000 residents. 20623 (Cheltenham, 50.5), 20721 (Bowie, 48.4) and 20735 (Clinton, 47.1) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Prince George's 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 Prince George's County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	20623	Cheltenham	50.5 ±9.2	2,761	917	975
2	20721	Bowie	48.4 ±2.0	31,032	11,056	11,161
3	20735	Clinton	47.1 ±1.4	37,464	13,470	13,937
4	20744	Fort Washington	44.9 ±2.1	54,441	19,681	19,921
5	20613	Brandywine	44.4 ±1.7	17,590	6,179	8,371
6	20769	Glenn Dale	44.1 ±5.6	6,947	2,378	2,802
7	20716	Bowie	43.5 ±2.2	22,362	9,450	10,653
8	20746	Suitland	43.1 ±2.3	27,156	13,219	14,578
9	20774	Upper Marlboro	42.5 ±1.1	51,816	21,095	22,340
10	20720	Bowie	42.4 ±2.1	25,015	8,301	8,772
11	20772	Upper Marlboro	42.3 ±1.5	54,319	19,519	21,462
12	20748	Temple Hills	41.2 ±2.4	40,338	16,469	16,345
13	20715	Bowie	40.8 ±1.7	26,915	8,985	9,856
14	20607	Accokeek	40.8 ±3.4	13,750	4,231	4,759
15	20745	Oxon Hill	40.0 ±1.9	28,605	12,087	13,617
16	20747	District Heights	39.5 ±1.8	38,301	16,103	16,620
17	20712	Mount Rainier	39.3 ±3.4	9,563	4,384	4,025
18	20722	Brentwood	38.9 ±2.7	6,264	2,210	2,179
19	20912	Takoma Park	38.2 ±1.9	25,749	9,884	9,675
20	20706	Lanham	38.0 ±1.4	42,612	13,165	15,062
21	20707	Laurel	37.5 ±1.4	37,278	14,782	15,904
22	20601	Waldorf	37.4 ±2.4	26,945	10,069	11,274
23	20743	Capitol Heights	37.3 ±1.2	41,093	15,610	16,344
24	20705	Beltsville	37.2 ±1.8	28,713	9,012	10,070
25	20782	Hyattsville	36.6 ±1.4	34,293	12,959	14,695

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; 36 of 38 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 51,303 households, on 95 carrier routes with 54,365 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 Prince George's County has the highest median age?: 20623 (Cheltenham), at 50.5 (±9.2), among 36 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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