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

48626 (Hemlock), at 47.8 (±2.7), among 13 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 Midland County, MI

These are the 13 ZIP codes in Midland County with the highest median age, out of 13 with at least 1,000 residents. 48626 (Hemlock, 47.8), 48662 (Wheeler, 47.7) and 48628 (Hope, 47.3) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Midland 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 Midland County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	48626	Hemlock	47.8 ±2.7	5,766	2,271	2,382
2	48662	Wheeler	47.7 ±3.6	1,185	507	590
3	48628	Hope	47.3 ±6.5	2,076	837	966
4	48618	Coleman	46.8 ±1.3	5,197	2,248	2,232
5	48657	Sanford	45.9 ±3.1	7,578	3,134	—
6	48637	Merrill	45.6 ±5.2	3,024	1,257	—
7	48652	Rhodes	43.3 ±5.3	1,832	685	681
8	48623	Freeland	41.7 ±1.4	15,129	5,234	—
9	48642	Midland	40.6 ±1.3	34,039	14,107	14,842
10	48883	Shepherd	40.3 ±3.1	7,292	2,735	—
11	48640	Midland	40.2 ±1.1	32,492	13,722	13,901
12	48880	Saint Louis	39.5 ±1.2	9,994	2,530	2,920
13	48615	Breckenridge	39.0 ±3.8	3,061	1,120	—

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; 13 of 14 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 8,997 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 Midland County has the highest median age?: 48626 (Hemlock), at 47.8 (±2.7), among 13 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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