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

08701 (Lakewood), at 18.2 (±1.0), among 29 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 Ocean County, NJ

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Ocean County with the lowest median age, out of 29 with at least 1,000 residents. 08701 (Lakewood, 18.2), 08733 (Lakehurst, 36.0) and 08527 (Jackson, 37.3) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Ocean 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 Ocean County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	08701	Lakewood	18.2 ±1.0	139,149	31,469	31,675
2	08733	Lakehurst	36.0 ±4.5	2,816	1,069	964
3	08527	Jackson	37.3 ±1.3	58,991	20,324	21,856
4	08533	New Egypt	37.9 ±4.3	7,563	2,654	2,924
5	08755	Toms River	38.3 ±2.5	29,670	10,736	11,307
6	08514	Cream Ridge	41.5 ±7.1	4,917	1,744	1,791
7	08092	West Creek	42.1 ±5.8	3,119	1,177	1,525
8	08753	Toms River	42.2 ±1.1	65,448	25,410	26,216
9	08722	Beachwood	42.5 ±3.1	11,088	4,003	3,900
10	08723	Brick	44.7 ±2.1	32,141	13,015	14,025
11	08721	Bayville	44.8 ±1.9	22,783	8,458	9,083
12	08724	Brick	45.1 ±1.5	42,345	16,734	17,939
13	08734	Lanoka Harbor	45.3 ±4.1	7,879	2,682	2,952
14	08731	Forked River	47.2 ±2.7	21,629	8,656	9,683
15	08742	Point Pleasant Beach	47.4 ±1.7	25,732	10,782	12,514
16	08050	Manahawkin	47.7 ±2.4	28,053	11,274	12,488
17	08087	Tuckerton	49.3 ±1.8	25,342	10,722	11,917
18	08741	Pine Beach	50.8 ±7.1	2,709	1,052	1,159
19	08005	Barnegat	51.0 ±1.8	26,866	11,028	12,649
20	08740	Ocean Gate	51.8 ±13.0	1,599	710	—
21	08758	Waretown	52.0 ±6.5	7,868	3,371	4,192
22	08732	Island Heights	53.7 ±3.3	1,558	708	—
23	08751	Seaside Heights	57.2 ±3.7	4,185	2,211	2,662
24	08738	Mantoloking	58.6 ±2.6	1,381	592	1,061
25	08008	Beach Haven	62.8 ±0.9	6,837	3,310	5,873

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; 29 of 30 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 66,252 households, on 120 carrier routes with 68,726 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 Ocean County has the lowest median age?: 08701 (Lakewood), at 18.2 (±1.0), among 29 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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