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

68065 (Valparaiso), at 56.1 (±5.6), among 31 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 Lancaster County, NE

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Lancaster County with the highest median age, out of 31 with at least 1,000 residents. 68065 (Valparaiso, 56.1), 68520 (Lincoln, 56.0) and 68339 (Denton, 47.3) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	68065	Valparaiso	56.1 ±5.6	1,449	638	—
2	68520	Lincoln	56.0 ±13.6	2,762	1,162	1,645
3	68339	Denton	47.3 ±5.3	1,154	453	—
4	68428	Raymond	47.0 ±9.2	1,332	528	562
5	68527	Lincoln	46.4 ±3.9	2,318	856	—
6	68404	Martell	46.3 ±18.9	1,039	415	377
7	68017	Ceresco	45.1 ±7.5	1,979	775	—
8	68523	Lincoln	43.7 ±7.3	2,031	746	—
9	68301	Adams	43.2 ±8.0	1,549	597	—
10	68430	Roca	43.0 ±4.8	1,989	665	1,084
11	68506	Lincoln	41.3 ±1.7	27,531	12,513	12,844
12	68510	Lincoln	41.1 ±1.9	19,391	9,264	9,801
13	68526	Lincoln	40.9 ±5.2	7,944	3,058	3,107
14	68317	Bennet	40.9 ±8.0	1,984	756	—
15	68462	Waverly	39.9 ±3.7	4,928	1,695	1,816
16	68402	Malcolm	39.2 ±5.2	1,459	530	435
17	68512	Lincoln	38.8 ±2.0	13,802	5,841	5,967
18	68507	Lincoln	38.5 ±2.2	16,029	6,938	—
19	68358	Firth	38.1 ±6.2	1,701	545	595
20	68333	Crete	37.9 ±2.8	9,286	3,127	—
21	68516	Lincoln	37.5 ±0.9	48,903	19,528	21,619
22	68502	Lincoln	36.4 ±1.5	25,846	11,208	10,972
23	68372	Hickman	35.7 ±2.1	4,135	1,443	1,644
24	68521	Lincoln	33.0 ±1.4	37,050	15,103	—
25	68522	Lincoln	32.7 ±1.4	14,836	4,654	5,152

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; 31 of 42 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 3,637 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 Lancaster County has the highest median age?: 68065 (Valparaiso), at 56.1 (±5.6), among 31 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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