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

38773 (Shaw), at 50.2 (±10.3), 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 Sunflower County, MS

These are the 13 ZIP codes in Sunflower County with the highest median age, out of 13 with at least 1,000 residents. 38773 (Shaw, 50.2), 38759 (Merigold, 44.8) and 38738 (Parchman, 42.4) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Sunflower 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 Sunflower County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	38773	Shaw	50.2 ±10.3	2,201	1,052	524
2	38759	Merigold	44.8 ±6.8	1,346	569	405
3	38738	Parchman	42.4 ±3.5	2,463	32	81
4	38762	Mound Bayou	42.1 ±5.0	1,904	818	884
5	38754	Isola	42.1 ±10.8	1,231	509	484
6	38963	Tutwiler	40.8 ±4.6	2,882	912	602
7	38753	Inverness	38.9 ±6.5	1,165	486	366
8	38751	Indianola	36.3 ±4.0	9,949	3,831	3,999
9	38732	Cleveland	35.9 ±1.4	16,696	6,506	7,095
10	38737	Drew	34.4 ±4.7	2,951	1,087	1,007
11	38778	Sunflower	33.6 ±5.1	1,358	512	321
12	38761	Moorhead	32.7 ±4.8	1,903	626	310
13	38771	Ruleville	30.3 ±5.5	2,724	802	968

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 15 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 2,980 households, on 8 carrier routes with 2,378 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 Sunflower County has the highest median age?: 38773 (Shaw), at 50.2 (±10.3), 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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