Which ZIP code in Brunswick County has the lowest median age?

28452 (Brunswick County), at 30.3 (±5.3), 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.

Youngest ZIP codes in Brunswick County, NC

These are the 13 ZIP codes in Brunswick County with the lowest median age, out of 13 with at least 1,000 residents. 28452 (Brunswick County, 30.3), 28479 (Winnabow, 40.2) and 28451 (Leland, 44.4) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Brunswick 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 Brunswick County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	28452	Brunswick County	30.3 ±5.3	1,152	406	178
2	28479	Winnabow	40.2 ±5.1	6,581	2,624	3,896
3	28451	Leland	44.4 ±1.5	46,933	20,222	27,775
4	28420	Ash	46.3 ±7.4	2,658	1,163	1,861
5	28456	Riegelwood	47.2 ±8.2	3,860	1,531	1,575
6	28470	Shallotte	49.8 ±3.3	11,219	5,161	6,731
7	28422	Bolivia	52.1 ±3.7	10,059	4,092	7,320
8	28462	Supply	55.4 ±1.6	12,340	5,522	8,799
9	28469	Ocean Isle Beach	61.2 ±1.9	10,404	4,719	7,242
10	28465	Oak Island	62.0 ±1.5	8,756	4,426	7,714
11	28461	Southport	62.6 ±0.9	23,762	11,150	14,114
12	28467	Calabash	65.4 ±1.0	13,313	6,917	10,690
13	28468	Sunset Beach	68.0 ±2.7	5,154	2,642	5,339

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; 13 of 13 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 25,946 households, on 50 carrier routes with 35,285 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 Brunswick County has the lowest median age?: 28452 (Brunswick County), at 30.3 (±5.3), among 13 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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