Which ZIP code in Columbus has the highest median age?

43214 (Columbus), at 41.6 (±1.8), among 41 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 Columbus, OH

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Columbus, OH with the highest median age, out of 41 with at least 1,000 residents. 43214 (Columbus, 41.6), 43137 (Lockbourne, 39.9) and 43017 (Dublin, 39.6) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Columbus; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Oldest ZIP codes in Columbus

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	43214	Columbus	41.6 ±1.8	26,776	13,443	13,968
2	43137	Lockbourne	39.9 ±14.7	2,415	1,048	1,728
3	43017	Dublin	39.6 ±1.9	41,613	16,148	17,423
4	43085	Columbus	39.2 ±2.1	26,601	10,727	10,923
5	43207	Columbus	38.8 ±1.9	47,272	19,307	20,436
6	43209	Columbus	38.8 ±1.6	28,193	11,789	12,255
7	43054	New Albany	38.6 ±1.6	27,594	10,918	11,930
8	43213	Columbus	37.6 ±1.8	36,273	15,861	—
9	43221	Columbus	37.5 ±1.1	35,293	14,953	14,785
10	43235	Columbus	37.4 ±1.0	44,589	19,947	21,275
11	43119	Galloway	37.3 ±1.9	29,660	11,257	12,410
12	43230	Columbus	37.2 ±1.1	58,076	24,830	25,976
13	43004	Blacklick	37.2 ±2.8	31,477	11,419	12,192
14	43220	Columbus	37.1 ±1.6	28,792	13,675	13,347
15	43227	Columbus	36.8 ±2.5	25,358	10,190	8,747
16	43081	Westerville	36.3 ±1.2	65,020	27,397	31,243
17	43016	Dublin	36.1 ±2.0	46,362	19,048	21,014
18	43110	Canal Winchester	35.7 ±2.8	43,544	17,163	19,345
19	43026	Hilliard	35.4 ±0.8	65,238	24,801	27,567
20	43068	Reynoldsburg	35.4 ±1.1	60,148	24,649	24,505
21	43231	Columbus	35.1 ±2.7	23,009	8,521	9,263
22	43205	Columbus	34.9 ±1.8	12,618	5,838	7,054
23	43224	Columbus	34.6 ±1.1	44,319	17,413	17,404
24	43206	Columbus	34.2 ±0.9	21,996	11,136	11,780
25	43204	Columbus	34.0 ±0.9	42,962	17,618	18,600

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; 41 of 43 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 60,673 households, on 109 carrier routes with 64,478 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 Columbus has the highest median age?: 43214 (Columbus), at 41.6 (±1.8), among 41 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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