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

27842 (Henrico), at 62.7 (±5.5), 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.

Oldest ZIP codes in Northampton County, NC

These are the 9 ZIP codes in Northampton County with the highest median age, out of 9 with at least 1,000 residents. 27842 (Henrico, 62.7), 27869 (Rich Square, 59.1) and 27897 (Woodland, 58.5) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Northampton 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 Northampton County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	27842	Henrico	62.7 ±5.5	1,538	761	1,146
2	27869	Rich Square	59.1 ±7.9	1,834	835	608
3	27897	Woodland	58.5 ±9.5	1,194	570	491
4	27876	Seaboard	56.5 ±11.4	1,164	635	403
5	27831	Garysburg	54.7 ±3.8	2,362	1,254	942
6	27845	Jackson	49.8 ±13.2	2,033	843	547
7	27832	Gaston	49.6 ±6.4	2,783	1,226	1,006
8	27820	Conway	36.7 ±1.8	2,201	916	961
9	27855	Murfreesboro	34.0 ±3.1	5,783	2,191	2,216

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; 9 of 13 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 4,055 households, on 9 carrier routes with 3,590 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 Northampton County has the highest median age?: 27842 (Henrico), at 62.7 (±5.5), among 9 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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