Which ZIP code in Grand Traverse County has the lowest median age?

49620 (Buckley), at 37.9 (±2.0), among 10 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 Grand Traverse County, MI

These are the 10 ZIP codes in Grand Traverse County with the lowest median age, out of 10 with at least 1,000 residents. 49620 (Buckley, 37.9), 49637 (Grawn, 38.0) and 49649 (Kingsley, 38.1) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Grand Traverse 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 Grand Traverse County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	49620	Buckley	37.9 ±2.0	3,070	1,112	1,047
2	49637	Grawn	38.0 ±9.9	3,646	1,256	827
3	49649	Kingsley	38.1 ±2.6	7,239	2,418	—
4	49685	Traverse City	39.1 ±2.4	21,308	8,419	632
5	49643	Interlochen	42.3 ±3.7	6,963	2,787	3,135
6	49696	Traverse City	43.3 ±3.6	10,477	4,156	4,418
7	49690	Williamsburg	44.1 ±3.7	6,657	2,620	3,275
8	49686	Traverse City	47.5 ±2.8	25,492	12,007	13,321
9	49684	Traverse City	48.7 ±2.9	21,585	9,429	11,830
10	49633	Fife Lake	50.9 ±4.2	3,410	1,588	—

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; 10 of 10 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 15,992 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 Grand Traverse County has the lowest median age?: 49620 (Buckley), at 37.9 (±2.0), among 10 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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