Which ZIP code in New York has the lowest median age?

11439 (Jamaica), at 19.2 (±0.4), among 182 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 New York, NY

These are the 25 ZIP codes in New York, NY with the lowest median age, out of 182 with at least 1,000 residents. 11439 (Jamaica, 19.2), 11219 (Brooklyn, 25.6) and 11249 (Brooklyn, 29.6) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in New York; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Youngest ZIP codes in New York

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	11439	Jamaica	19.2 ±0.4	2,170	0	—
2	11219	Brooklyn	25.6 ±0.9	94,196	24,507	23,445
3	11249	Brooklyn	29.6 ±0.9	47,728	17,982	19,389
4	11206	Brooklyn	30.4 ±0.6	93,020	34,813	36,185
5	10003	New York	31.0 ±1.3	53,560	24,503	30,644
6	10006	New York	31.1 ±1.4	4,096	2,149	2,800
7	11205	Brooklyn	31.4 ±0.9	51,676	17,962	18,837
8	10005	New York	31.4 ±2.4	9,439	5,248	8,013
9	10457	Bronx	32.1 ±0.8	79,543	27,686	28,619
10	11211	Brooklyn	32.3 ±0.8	65,314	28,139	30,470
11	10458	Bronx	32.5 ±1.1	74,898	29,112	29,874
12	10004	New York	32.5 ±1.5	3,711	1,865	3,724
13	10455	Bronx	32.6 ±1.8	44,801	16,587	16,398
14	11221	Brooklyn	32.9 ±0.5	91,588	36,532	32,848
15	10474	Bronx	33.0 ±2.6	11,270	3,899	3,983
16	11101	Long Island City	33.1 ±0.7	42,219	21,165	36,302
17	10038	New York	33.1 ±3.2	22,235	10,162	14,101
18	10456	Bronx	33.2 ±1.2	87,533	32,645	32,598
19	10472	Bronx	33.2 ±1.4	64,011	22,224	20,668
20	10018	New York	33.6 ±1.4	8,559	4,783	8,263
21	11237	Brooklyn	33.9 ±1.1	45,334	18,228	16,765
22	10027	New York	34.2 ±1.1	63,885	24,856	26,802
23	10007	New York	34.3 ±4.3	7,406	3,344	4,093
24	10452	Bronx	34.4 ±1.4	75,682	28,719	29,616
25	10010	New York	34.4 ±2.5	30,702	15,632	19,593

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; 182 of 212 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 101,805 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 New York has the lowest median age?: 11439 (Jamaica), at 19.2 (±0.4), among 182 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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