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

28723 (Cullowhee), at 22.2 (±0.5), among 9 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 Jackson County, NC

These are the 9 ZIP codes in Jackson County with the lowest median age, out of 9 with at least 1,000 residents. 28723 (Cullowhee, 22.2), 28779 (Sylva, 42.4) and 28789 (Whittier, 42.9) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Jackson 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 Jackson County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	28723	Cullowhee	22.2 ±0.5	12,756	4,384	4,563
2	28779	Sylva	42.4 ±2.3	18,064	8,295	7,810
3	28789	Whittier	42.9 ±5.9	5,788	2,385	2,624
4	28783	Tuckasegee	45.6 ±9.0	1,785	643	543
5	28736	Glenville	53.5 ±8.3	1,000	473	501
6	28751	Maggie Valley	58.1 ±3.5	4,159	1,859	2,546
7	28717	Cashiers	58.1 ±13.0	1,265	639	747
8	28741	Highlands	63.0 ±3.2	4,257	2,336	3,584
9	28774	Sapphire	63.2 ±5.9	1,451	703	1,464

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; 9 of 12 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 16,180 households, on 22 carrier routes with 16,041 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 Jackson County has the lowest median age?: 28723 (Cullowhee), at 22.2 (±0.5), among 9 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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