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

17344 (Mc Sherrystown), at 33.6 (±4.5), among 14 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 Adams County, PA

These are the 14 ZIP codes in Adams County with the lowest median age, out of 14 with at least 1,000 residents. 17344 (Mc Sherrystown, 33.6), 17304 (Aspers, 38.0) and 17340 (Littlestown, 40.6) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Adams 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 Adams County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	17344	Mc Sherrystown	33.6 ±4.5	3,719	1,416	1,632
2	17304	Aspers	38.0 ±6.7	3,171	1,040	1,097
3	17340	Littlestown	40.6 ±2.5	11,405	4,394	4,648
4	17331	Hanover	42.0 ±1.4	56,443	23,100	24,362
5	17301	Abbottstown	42.4 ±3.8	4,133	1,513	1,782
6	17325	Gettysburg	42.5 ±1.4	30,373	11,345	13,024
7	17320	Fairfield	43.7 ±2.9	8,124	3,190	3,346
8	17307	Biglerville	44.2 ±5.3	5,467	2,126	1,968
9	17350	New Oxford	44.3 ±2.6	13,169	5,306	5,584
10	17372	York Springs	45.0 ±5.1	4,045	1,565	1,504
11	17324	Gardners	47.5 ±5.6	4,433	1,735	1,695
12	17316	East Berlin	48.7 ±2.9	8,497	3,362	3,248
13	17353	Orrtanna	50.1 ±7.7	2,825	1,110	1,376
14	17222	Fayetteville	52.9 ±2.8	10,550	4,594	5,003

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; 14 of 17 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 31,463 households, on 57 carrier routes with 33,521 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 Adams County has the lowest median age?: 17344 (Mc Sherrystown), at 33.6 (±4.5), among 14 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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