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

27708 (Durham), at 19.9 (±0.2), 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 Durham County, NC

These are the 13 ZIP codes in Durham County with the lowest median age, out of 13 with at least 1,000 residents. 27708 (Durham, 19.9), 27560 (Morrisville, 34.3) and 27701 (Durham, 34.7) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Durham 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 Durham County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	27708	Durham	19.9 ±0.2	3,253	0	—
2	27560	Morrisville	34.3 ±1.1	40,792	16,790	18,842
3	27701	Durham	34.7 ±1.4	24,793	11,974	14,858
4	27713	Durham	34.8 ±0.9	59,197	25,689	27,693
5	27707	Durham	35.0 ±1.1	51,274	21,863	23,023
6	27705	Durham	35.3 ±1.7	49,923	22,678	24,444
7	27703	Durham	36.5 ±0.8	63,458	26,653	34,817
8	27704	Durham	38.5 ±1.3	40,102	15,523	16,599
9	27613	Raleigh	41.2 ±1.3	45,235	18,982	20,277
10	27517	Chapel Hill	43.4 ±2.6	29,564	12,608	14,923
11	27572	Rougemont	43.7 ±4.4	6,131	2,489	3,049
12	27712	Durham	44.4 ±2.3	24,299	9,551	9,059
13	27503	Bahama	48.3 ±3.5	5,374	1,501	1,545

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 14 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 76,316 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 Durham County has the lowest median age?: 27708 (Durham), at 19.9 (±0.2), 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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