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

14802 (Alfred), at 20.2 (±0.3), 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.

Youngest ZIP codes in Allegany County, NY

These are the 18 ZIP codes in Allegany County with the lowest median age, out of 18 with at least 1,000 residents. 14802 (Alfred, 20.2), 14744 (Houghton, 22.3) and 14803 (Alfred Station, 30.7) 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.

Youngest ZIP codes in Allegany County

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

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; 18 of 33 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 3,536 households, on 9 carrier routes with 3,237 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 lowest median age?: 14802 (Alfred), at 20.2 (±0.3), among 18 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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