Which ZIP code in Wicomico County has the highest median age?

21874 (Willards), at 43.6 (±5.9), among 11 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 Wicomico County, MD

These are the 11 ZIP codes in Wicomico County with the highest median age, out of 11 with at least 1,000 residents. 21874 (Willards, 43.6), 21850 (Pittsville, 43.5) and 21856 (Quantico, 42.6) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Wicomico 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 Wicomico County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	21874	Willards	43.6 ±5.9	1,693	666	969
2	21850	Pittsville	43.5 ±5.2	3,850	1,609	1,337
3	21856	Quantico	42.6 ±14.2	1,037	377	367
4	21849	Parsonsburg	41.7 ±7.7	3,388	1,402	1,311
5	21837	Mardela Springs	40.8 ±7.2	2,891	1,123	976
6	21875	Delmar	38.3 ±3.2	7,646	3,173	3,252
7	21801	Salisbury	36.9 ±2.3	30,088	11,348	12,397
8	21830	Hebron	36.0 ±6.7	5,200	1,805	1,493
9	21822	Eden	35.0 ±10.2	2,926	1,108	1,245
10	21826	Fruitland	33.2 ±4.6	5,451	1,909	2,257
11	21804	Salisbury	32.6 ±1.4	40,430	15,707	17,936

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; 11 of 16 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 5,177 households, on 10 carrier routes with 4,960 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 Wicomico County has the highest median age?: 21874 (Willards), at 43.6 (±5.9), among 11 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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