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

14261 (Buffalo), at 19.3 (±0.3), among 60 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 Erie County, NY

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Erie County with the lowest median age, out of 60 with at least 1,000 residents. 14261 (Buffalo, 19.3), 14208 (Buffalo, 30.3) and 14213 (Buffalo, 31.1) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Erie 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 Erie County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	14261	Buffalo	19.3 ±0.3	5,033	0	—
2	14208	Buffalo	30.3 ±3.5	12,572	4,727	4,044
3	14213	Buffalo	31.1 ±1.4	24,107	9,492	8,711
4	14214	Buffalo	31.5 ±2.6	21,314	8,670	7,660
5	14215	Buffalo	31.8 ±1.5	42,524	16,733	13,956
6	14203	Buffalo	32.4 ±2.2	2,424	1,668	2,116
7	14207	Buffalo	32.8 ±1.5	26,327	10,550	9,305
8	14222	Buffalo	33.2 ±2.4	15,311	6,894	6,610
9	14228	Buffalo	33.5 ±2.7	25,350	10,626	10,575
10	14211	Buffalo	33.8 ±1.9	24,663	9,671	8,248
11	14201	Buffalo	34.3 ±2.2	12,369	6,022	5,808
12	14216	Buffalo	35.5 ±1.5	22,849	11,638	10,318
13	14212	Buffalo	35.6 ±3.3	13,299	4,668	4,421
14	14226	Buffalo	37.0 ±1.5	29,159	12,449	12,776
15	14210	Buffalo	37.9 ±4.2	15,563	7,258	5,771
16	14202	Buffalo	38.1 ±2.9	3,862	2,203	2,217
17	14218	Buffalo	38.3 ±3.0	20,312	8,613	8,087
18	14206	Buffalo	38.6 ±1.8	21,631	9,320	8,437
19	14225	Buffalo	38.8 ±1.9	33,620	15,541	15,141
20	14091	Lawtons	38.9 ±13.8	1,316	504	404
21	14030	Chaffee	39.4 ±5.8	2,067	744	624
22	14139	South Wales	39.8 ±2.9	2,113	764	926
23	14034	Collins	40.7 ±4.9	2,086	759	620
24	14220	Buffalo	40.9 ±2.3	24,428	10,435	9,490
25	14217	Buffalo	41.2 ±1.8	22,471	10,743	10,165

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; 60 of 70 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 39,622 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 Erie County has the lowest median age?: 14261 (Buffalo), at 19.3 (±0.3), among 60 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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