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

14731 (Ellicottville), at 57.2 (±6.3), among 26 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 Cattaraugus County, NY

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Cattaraugus County with the highest median age, out of 26 with at least 1,000 residents. 14731 (Ellicottville, 57.2), 14171 (West Valley, 53.7) and 14101 (Machias, 49.9) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Cattaraugus 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 Cattaraugus County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	14731	Ellicottville	57.2 ±6.3	1,226	603	418
2	14171	West Valley	53.7 ±6.2	1,611	754	822
3	14101	Machias	49.9 ±6.9	1,997	780	704
4	14129	Perrysburg	49.2 ±5.3	1,236	473	471
5	14738	Frewsburg	47.4 ±6.5	3,578	1,441	1,317
6	14009	Arcade	46.7 ±2.5	5,748	2,762	—
7	14706	Allegany	46.4 ±2.5	5,939	2,561	2,627
8	14727	Cuba	45.5 ±2.9	4,925	2,131	2,271
9	14770	Portville	44.8 ±4.3	2,621	1,193	970
10	14743	Hinsdale	44.7 ±4.9	2,037	834	737
11	14772	Randolph	43.6 ±3.2	4,394	1,649	1,545
12	14760	Olean	43.0 ±1.8	17,474	8,092	8,311
13	14141	Springville	42.8 ±3.7	7,603	3,183	3,267
14	14719	Cattaraugus	42.7 ±4.2	3,448	1,416	1,395
15	14042	Delevan	42.3 ±4.6	3,967	1,808	1,600
16	14070	Gowanda	41.8 ±10.5	5,001	2,031	2,164
17	14138	South Dayton	41.8 ±4.5	2,046	822	547
18	14737	Franklinville	41.5 ±4.5	4,376	1,708	1,785
19	14065	Freedom	41.5 ±6.1	1,597	641	649
20	14747	Kennedy	41.3 ±5.6	2,005	840	900
21	14779	Salamanca	40.9 ±2.2	6,738	2,906	2,884
22	14755	Little Valley	40.9 ±3.7	2,919	1,189	1,235
23	14753	Limestone	40.2 ±7.0	1,060	472	466
24	14741	Great Valley	40.1 ±5.0	1,805	768	871
25	14726	Conewango Valley	22.1 ±5.3	2,494	624	562

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; 26 of 34 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 4,051 households, on 9 carrier routes with 3,732 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 Cattaraugus County has the highest median age?: 14731 (Ellicottville), at 57.2 (±6.3), among 26 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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