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

20742 (College Park), at 19.0 (±0.2), 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.

Youngest ZIP codes in Prince George's County, MD

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Prince George's County with the lowest median age, out of 36 with at least 1,000 residents. 20742 (College Park, 19.0), 20740 (College Park, 23.5) and 20762 (Andrews Air Force Base, 24.4) 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.

Youngest ZIP codes in Prince George's County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	20742	College Park	19.0 ±0.2	4,350	44	—
2	20740	College Park	23.5 ±1.3	36,847	11,559	11,636
3	20762	Andrews Air Force Base	24.4 ±1.9	3,130	880	1,099
4	20737	Riverdale	31.7 ±2.4	24,489	6,990	7,349
5	20710	Bladensburg	31.7 ±5.2	9,801	3,233	3,806
6	20783	Hyattsville	32.8 ±1.2	50,333	13,737	13,792
7	20770	Greenbelt	34.2 ±2.1	28,384	11,829	12,158
8	20781	Hyattsville	34.4 ±2.8	13,352	4,445	4,902
9	20784	Hyattsville	35.6 ±1.6	33,831	10,608	10,383
10	20785	Hyattsville	36.2 ±1.5	40,066	15,283	16,495
11	20708	Laurel	36.5 ±1.9	27,593	10,618	11,359
12	20782	Hyattsville	36.6 ±1.4	34,293	12,959	14,695
13	20705	Beltsville	37.2 ±1.8	28,713	9,012	10,070
14	20743	Capitol Heights	37.3 ±1.2	41,093	15,610	16,344
15	20601	Waldorf	37.4 ±2.4	26,945	10,069	11,274
16	20707	Laurel	37.5 ±1.4	37,278	14,782	15,904
17	20706	Lanham	38.0 ±1.4	42,612	13,165	15,062
18	20912	Takoma Park	38.2 ±1.9	25,749	9,884	9,675
19	20722	Brentwood	38.9 ±2.7	6,264	2,210	2,179
20	20712	Mount Rainier	39.3 ±3.4	9,563	4,384	4,025
21	20747	District Heights	39.5 ±1.8	38,301	16,103	16,620
22	20745	Oxon Hill	40.0 ±1.9	28,605	12,087	13,617
23	20715	Bowie	40.8 ±1.7	26,915	8,985	9,856
24	20607	Accokeek	40.8 ±3.4	13,750	4,231	4,759
25	20748	Temple Hills	41.2 ±2.4	40,338	16,469	16,345

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; 36 of 38 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 22,706 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 Prince George's County has the lowest median age?: 20742 (College Park), at 19.0 (±0.2), among 36 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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