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

27713 (Durham), at 34.8 (±0.9), 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.

Youngest ZIP codes in Chatham County, NC

These are the 13 ZIP codes in Chatham County with the lowest median age, out of 13 with at least 1,000 residents. 27713 (Durham, 34.8), 27562 (New Hill, 35.3) and 27516 (Chapel Hill, 36.9) 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.

Youngest ZIP codes in Chatham County

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

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 15 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 69,677 households, on 115 carrier routes with 77,084 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 lowest median age?: 27713 (Durham), at 34.8 (±0.9), 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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