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

14836 (Dalton), at 55.5 (±1.6), 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 Allegany County, NY

These are the 18 ZIP codes in Allegany County with the highest median age, out of 18 with at least 1,000 residents. 14836 (Dalton, 55.5), 14880 (Scio, 53.6) and 14895 (Wellsville, 47.9) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Allegany 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 Allegany County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	14836	Dalton	55.5 ±1.6	1,055	511	408
2	14880	Scio	53.6 ±13.6	1,548	753	626
3	14895	Wellsville	47.9 ±2.4	9,061	3,759	4,209
4	14709	Angelica	45.8 ±3.1	1,201	564	569
5	14727	Cuba	45.5 ±2.9	4,925	2,131	2,271
6	14813	Belmont	45.2 ±4.6	2,480	1,030	1,036
7	14770	Portville	44.8 ±4.3	2,621	1,193	970
8	14804	Almond	44.0 ±4.3	1,362	521	481
9	14806	Andover	43.3 ±5.1	1,912	749	586
10	14735	Fillmore	42.9 ±5.5	2,575	962	853
11	14739	Friendship	42.5 ±8.9	2,731	1,122	1,185
12	14807	Arkport	42.3 ±6.5	2,681	1,103	1,046
13	14715	Bolivar	41.5 ±2.4	2,484	1,038	1,165
14	14065	Freedom	41.5 ±6.1	1,597	641	649
15	14711	Belfast	37.8 ±3.1	2,063	730	619
16	14803	Alfred Station	30.7 ±2.5	1,514	619	515
17	14744	Houghton	22.3 ±0.7	2,188	463	416
18	14802	Alfred	20.2 ±0.3	4,814	686	522

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 33 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 7,718 households, on 19 carrier routes with 8,083 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 Allegany County has the highest median age?: 14836 (Dalton), at 55.5 (±1.6), 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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