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

28340 (Fairmont), at 46.2 (±3.3), among 12 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 Robeson County, NC

These are the 12 ZIP codes in Robeson County with the highest median age, out of 12 with at least 1,000 residents. 28340 (Fairmont, 46.2), 28369 (Orrum, 41.3) and 28383 (Rowland, 39.0) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Robeson 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 Robeson County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	28340	Fairmont	46.2 ±3.3	9,265	3,715	3,959
2	28369	Orrum	41.3 ±7.1	1,878	796	937
3	28383	Rowland	39.0 ±3.9	6,825	2,761	2,791
4	28360	Lumberton	38.5 ±1.8	12,550	4,662	5,266
5	28364	Maxton	38.4 ±3.4	12,819	4,884	5,059
6	28358	Lumberton	36.6 ±1.5	33,071	12,657	15,498
7	28357	Lumber Bridge	36.6 ±3.4	2,852	1,079	1,232
8	28371	Parkton	36.4 ±3.3	7,055	2,443	3,139
9	28384	Saint Pauls	36.1 ±3.4	11,379	3,630	5,022
10	28377	Red Springs	32.7 ±2.4	11,590	4,146	4,580
11	28386	Shannon	31.4 ±4.2	5,451	1,928	2,058
12	28372	Pembroke	28.8 ±1.6	12,483	4,325	4,528

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; 12 of 16 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 16,818 households, on 28 carrier routes with 18,012 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 Robeson County has the highest median age?: 28340 (Fairmont), at 46.2 (±3.3), among 12 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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