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

28020 (Casar), at 37.9 (±9.3), 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 Rutherford County, NC

These are the 9 ZIP codes in Rutherford County with the lowest median age, out of 9 with at least 1,000 residents. 28020 (Casar, 37.9), 28043 (Forest City, 40.1) and 28114 (Mooresboro, 44.2) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	28020	Casar	37.9 ±9.3	2,240	855	1,098
2	28043	Forest City	40.1 ±2.1	20,930	8,271	8,873
3	28114	Mooresboro	44.2 ±4.8	7,104	2,762	3,147
4	28040	Ellenboro	45.1 ±4.8	6,961	2,844	3,111
5	28160	Spindale	46.4 ±3.7	3,665	1,623	1,755
6	28139	Rutherfordton	47.6 ±3.7	20,008	8,124	8,893
7	28167	Union Mills	52.4 ±14.1	2,253	933	1,356
8	28018	Bostic	54.5 ±4.2	5,034	2,227	2,403
9	28746	Lake Lure	61.0 ±1.9	2,744	1,397	2,327

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 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 16,355 households, on 30 carrier routes with 17,984 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 Rutherford County has the lowest median age?: 28020 (Casar), at 37.9 (±9.3), 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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