Which ZIP code in New York County has the highest median age?

10162 (New York), at 53.4 (±12.0), among 45 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 New York County, NY

These are the 25 ZIP codes in New York County with the highest median age, out of 45 with at least 1,000 residents. 10162 (New York, 53.4), 10022 (New York, 46.6) and 10024 (New York, 44.3) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in New York 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 New York County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	10162	New York	53.4 ±12.0	1,603	751	832
2	10022	New York	46.6 ±5.6	34,049	18,804	19,037
3	10024	New York	44.3 ±2.5	63,115	30,120	28,812
4	10021	New York	44.3 ±4.4	39,868	20,953	22,524
5	10002	New York	43.2 ±1.3	76,873	36,556	39,036
6	10023	New York	43.2 ±1.9	69,455	37,708	38,490
7	10128	New York	42.5 ±1.5	57,976	30,601	32,059
8	10028	New York	42.3 ±2.3	49,077	26,288	25,172
9	10040	New York	42.3 ±2.4	40,096	15,861	16,561
10	10011	New York	42.0 ±2.6	48,277	27,802	33,153
11	10280	New York	41.4 ±3.5	8,933	4,237	4,843
12	10036	New York	40.5 ±2.0	31,036	18,991	21,830
13	10017	New York	40.5 ±4.6	15,297	9,683	12,202
14	10025	New York	40.3 ±1.7	93,065	41,334	45,229
15	10075	New York	40.2 ±3.5	21,897	11,519	14,515
16	10065	New York	40.1 ±3.2	30,808	16,188	17,096
17	10013	New York	39.6 ±1.6	27,219	12,230	15,325
18	10032	New York	39.5 ±1.9	55,610	21,584	21,981
19	10019	New York	39.4 ±2.0	44,942	26,682	31,055
20	10030	New York	39.4 ±2.6	29,297	13,092	12,278
21	10014	New York	39.4 ±1.7	29,230	17,218	21,488
22	10037	New York	39.4 ±1.7	19,031	9,982	10,219
23	10034	New York	39.3 ±2.6	37,758	15,308	17,671
24	10282	New York	39.3 ±3.7	5,887	2,353	2,713
25	10044	New York	38.6 ±2.0	11,520	5,175	5,901

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; 45 of 69 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 107,184 households, on 140 carrier routes with 110,241 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 New York County has the highest median age?: 10162 (New York), at 53.4 (±12.0), among 45 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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