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

12222 (Albany), at 20.1 (±0.2), among 32 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 Albany County, NY

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Albany County with the lowest median age, out of 32 with at least 1,000 residents. 12222 (Albany, 20.1), 12206 (Albany, 32.0) and 12207 (Albany, 32.0) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Albany 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 Albany County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	12222	Albany	20.1 ±0.2	6,889	97	—
2	12206	Albany	32.0 ±2.0	14,572	6,522	7,373
3	12207	Albany	32.0 ±3.9	1,988	1,379	2,236
4	12183	Troy	32.5 ±7.9	2,970	1,603	1,500
5	12202	Albany	32.9 ±3.7	10,166	4,727	4,328
6	12208	Albany	33.1 ±2.4	23,289	10,584	10,405
7	12203	Albany	34.5 ±2.2	30,771	13,810	13,840
8	12084	Guilderland	34.5 ±2.2	5,328	2,177	2,308
9	12209	Albany	35.1 ±2.2	10,626	4,323	4,348
10	12204	Albany	35.8 ±5.2	7,812	3,616	4,138
11	12211	Albany	36.0 ±2.5	14,383	4,328	4,592
12	12210	Albany	37.4 ±3.4	10,297	5,836	5,733
13	12047	Cohoes	38.8 ±1.9	23,532	10,323	10,905
14	12110	Latham	39.7 ±2.4	20,081	8,300	8,875
15	12304	Schenectady	41.0 ±2.2	22,403	9,306	8,972
16	12189	Watervliet	41.2 ±3.1	18,656	8,731	8,879
17	12309	Schenectady	41.3 ±1.1	33,246	12,767	12,981
18	12303	Schenectady	41.3 ±1.7	29,360	11,910	12,697
19	12186	Voorheesville	43.1 ±3.6	6,512	2,615	2,780
20	12077	Glenmont	43.3 ±2.9	7,017	2,765	2,933
21	12054	Delmar	43.4 ±2.2	17,436	7,192	7,585
22	12205	Albany	43.6 ±2.1	25,838	11,574	12,209
23	12083	Greenville	44.2 ±6.3	3,844	1,378	1,647
24	12009	Altamont	44.3 ±3.5	7,934	3,082	3,055
25	12143	Ravena	44.6 ±4.7	5,664	2,326	2,202

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; 32 of 43 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 14,328 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 Albany County has the lowest median age?: 12222 (Albany), at 20.1 (±0.2), among 32 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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