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

27252 (Goldston), at 55.2 (±9.9), 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 Chatham County, NC

These are the 13 ZIP codes in Chatham County with the highest median age, out of 13 with at least 1,000 residents. 27252 (Goldston, 55.2), 27559 (Moncure, 50.9) and 27355 (Staley, 50.8) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Chatham 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 Chatham County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	27252	Goldston	55.2 ±9.9	1,425	620	644
2	27559	Moncure	50.9 ±8.8	2,312	992	1,066
3	27355	Staley	50.8 ±13.9	2,291	972	1,106
4	27312	Pittsboro	49.8 ±2.0	23,341	10,292	13,054
5	27208	Bennett	44.0 ±7.8	1,979	812	723
6	27207	Bear Creek	43.7 ±8.5	4,367	1,631	1,586
7	27517	Chapel Hill	43.4 ±2.6	29,564	12,608	14,923
8	27523	Apex	39.1 ±1.6	20,269	7,905	10,043
9	27344	Siler City	39.0 ±2.9	19,198	7,345	7,240
10	27502	Apex	37.8 ±1.8	48,530	17,368	20,721
11	27516	Chapel Hill	36.9 ±1.6	47,358	17,503	18,931
12	27562	New Hill	35.3 ±3.9	5,659	1,772	2,499
13	27713	Durham	34.8 ±0.9	59,197	25,689	27,693

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 13,688 households, on 26 carrier routes with 16,593 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 Chatham County has the highest median age?: 27252 (Goldston), at 55.2 (±9.9), 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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