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

27109 (Winston Salem), at 19.8 (±0.3), among 19 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 Forsyth County, NC

These are the 19 ZIP codes in Forsyth County with the lowest median age, out of 19 with at least 1,000 residents. 27109 (Winston Salem, 19.8), 27110 (Winston Salem, 20.0) and 27101 (Winston Salem, 34.2) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Forsyth 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 Forsyth County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	27109	Winston Salem	19.8 ±0.3	2,823	0	—
2	27110	Winston Salem	20.0 ±0.4	2,181	0	—
3	27101	Winston Salem	34.2 ±2.2	22,973	10,982	12,126
4	27105	Winston Salem	34.6 ±2.2	40,678	15,165	16,329
5	27107	Winston Salem	36.4 ±2.1	50,769	19,173	19,731
6	27127	Winston Salem	37.4 ±1.7	41,443	16,871	17,991
7	27106	Winston Salem	38.5 ±2.0	49,670	20,288	23,174
8	27103	Winston Salem	38.7 ±1.6	33,325	16,002	17,859
9	27051	Walkertown	39.8 ±4.7	7,873	3,086	3,731
10	27045	Rural Hall	40.1 ±5.7	10,863	4,559	4,394
11	27040	Pfafftown	41.3 ±3.5	12,665	4,837	5,474
12	27023	Lewisville	41.7 ±2.5	14,414	5,405	5,823
13	27284	Kernersville	42.5 ±1.3	58,065	24,410	27,459
14	27012	Clemmons	43.4 ±1.3	30,543	12,418	13,234
15	27104	Winston Salem	43.6 ±1.7	31,783	14,479	14,684
16	27052	Walnut Cove	44.7 ±2.7	10,506	4,150	4,450
17	27050	Tobaccoville	47.4 ±6.3	3,823	1,575	1,713
18	27009	Belews Creek	52.4 ±9.4	2,939	1,192	1,176
19	27019	Germanton	55.8 ±6.3	3,544	1,779	1,656

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; 19 of 19 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 45,320 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 Forsyth County has the lowest median age?: 27109 (Winston Salem), at 19.8 (±0.3), among 19 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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