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

12307 (Schenectady), at 27.6 (±5.0), among 13 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 Schenectady County, NY

These are the 13 ZIP codes in Schenectady County with the lowest median age, out of 13 with at least 1,000 residents. 12307 (Schenectady, 27.6), 12137 (Pattersonville, 31.4) and 12308 (Schenectady, 31.7) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Schenectady 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 Schenectady County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	12307	Schenectady	27.6 ±5.0	7,050	3,166	2,832
2	12137	Pattersonville	31.4 ±4.2	2,077	774	752
3	12308	Schenectady	31.7 ±2.1	15,511	6,253	6,252
4	12305	Schenectady	35.3 ±2.8	7,356	3,636	3,362
5	12027	Burnt Hills	38.7 ±3.0	4,693	1,734	1,571
6	12306	Schenectady	38.9 ±2.0	27,865	11,895	12,482
7	12066	Esperance	40.9 ±8.7	1,863	802	799
8	12304	Schenectady	41.0 ±2.2	22,403	9,306	8,972
9	12309	Schenectady	41.3 ±1.1	33,246	12,767	12,981
10	12303	Schenectady	41.3 ±1.7	29,360	11,910	12,697
11	12302	Schenectady	43.3 ±1.9	28,031	11,759	12,194
12	12053	Delanson	46.9 ±5.9	4,550	1,903	1,768
13	12056	Duanesburg	50.3 ±8.5	1,695	727	963

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; 13 of 15 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 15,563 households, on 23 carrier routes with 14,769 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 Schenectady County has the lowest median age?: 12307 (Schenectady), at 27.6 (±5.0), among 13 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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