Which ZIP code in Lincoln has the highest median age?

68520 (Lincoln), at 56.0 (±13.6), among 18 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 Lincoln, NE

These are the 18 ZIP codes in Lincoln, NE with the highest median age, out of 18 with at least 1,000 residents. 68520 (Lincoln, 56.0), 68527 (Lincoln, 46.4) and 68523 (Lincoln, 43.7) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Lincoln; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Oldest ZIP codes in Lincoln

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	68520	Lincoln	56.0 ±13.6	2,762	1,162	1,645
2	68527	Lincoln	46.4 ±3.9	2,318	856	—
3	68523	Lincoln	43.7 ±7.3	2,031	746	—
4	68506	Lincoln	41.3 ±1.7	27,531	12,513	12,844
5	68510	Lincoln	41.1 ±1.9	19,391	9,264	9,801
6	68526	Lincoln	40.9 ±5.2	7,944	3,058	3,107
7	68512	Lincoln	38.8 ±2.0	13,802	5,841	5,967
8	68507	Lincoln	38.5 ±2.2	16,029	6,938	—
9	68516	Lincoln	37.5 ±0.9	48,903	19,528	21,619
10	68502	Lincoln	36.4 ±1.5	25,846	11,208	10,972
11	68521	Lincoln	33.0 ±1.4	37,050	15,103	—
12	68522	Lincoln	32.7 ±1.4	14,836	4,654	5,152
13	68505	Lincoln	30.8 ±2.3	18,834	7,952	—
14	68524	Lincoln	30.5 ±1.9	6,139	2,096	2,130
15	68504	Lincoln	28.7 ±1.0	17,278	8,298	8,708
16	68528	Lincoln	28.4 ±1.3	7,273	2,849	3,335
17	68503	Lincoln	27.4 ±1.1	15,867	6,454	—
18	68508	Lincoln	21.5 ±0.4	18,163	6,646	6,104

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; 18 of 23 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 24,541 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 Lincoln has the highest median age?: 68520 (Lincoln), at 56.0 (±13.6), among 18 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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