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

43210 (Columbus), at 19.3 (±0.2), among 43 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 Franklin County, OH

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Franklin County with the lowest median age, out of 43 with at least 1,000 residents. 43210 (Columbus, 19.3), 43201 (Columbus, 23.2) and 43217 (Columbus, 26.5) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Franklin 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 Franklin County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	43210	Columbus	19.3 ±0.2	12,164	26	39
2	43201	Columbus	23.2 ±0.7	34,322	15,380	20,820
3	43217	Columbus	26.5 ±1.1	2,091	736	869
4	43222	Columbus	29.3 ±5.4	4,819	1,880	2,243
5	43002	Columbus	29.8 ±12.5	1,205	577	—
6	43202	Columbus	30.5 ±0.9	20,854	9,856	10,720
7	43215	Columbus	31.2 ±0.8	17,836	12,373	—
8	43219	Columbus	31.3 ±1.3	32,338	12,076	13,815
9	43212	Columbus	31.5 ±1.1	23,405	12,697	14,795
10	43228	Columbus	32.7 ±1.1	59,077	24,653	25,553
11	43232	Columbus	33.2 ±1.6	47,364	18,488	19,037
12	43211	Columbus	33.4 ±1.2	22,313	8,475	—
13	43203	Columbus	33.5 ±1.8	8,618	4,210	4,820
14	43229	Columbus	33.6 ±1.1	55,020	21,784	21,571
15	43223	Columbus	33.7 ±1.4	28,187	9,655	10,514
16	43204	Columbus	34.0 ±0.9	42,962	17,618	18,600
17	43206	Columbus	34.2 ±0.9	21,996	11,136	11,780
18	43224	Columbus	34.6 ±1.1	44,319	17,413	17,404
19	43205	Columbus	34.9 ±1.8	12,618	5,838	7,054
20	43231	Columbus	35.1 ±2.7	23,009	8,521	9,263
21	43026	Hilliard	35.4 ±0.8	65,238	24,801	27,567
22	43068	Reynoldsburg	35.4 ±1.1	60,148	24,649	24,505
23	43110	Canal Winchester	35.7 ±2.8	43,544	17,163	19,345
24	43016	Dublin	36.1 ±2.0	46,362	19,048	21,014
25	43081	Westerville	36.3 ±1.2	65,020	27,397	31,243

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; 43 of 46 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 18,599 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 Franklin County has the lowest median age?: 43210 (Columbus), at 19.3 (±0.2), among 43 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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