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

18237 (Mcadoo), at 34.6 (±4.6), among 30 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 Schuylkill County, PA

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Schuylkill County with the lowest median age, out of 30 with at least 1,000 residents. 18237 (Mcadoo, 34.6), 18218 (Coaldale, 35.2) and 17929 (Cressona, 36.8) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	18237	Mcadoo	34.6 ±4.6	3,712	1,557	1,568
2	18218	Coaldale	35.2 ±5.9	2,514	959	1,109
3	17929	Cressona	36.8 ±6.0	1,432	591	695
4	17948	Mahanoy City	37.6 ±5.2	4,188	1,615	2,080
5	17976	Shenandoah	37.7 ±4.9	5,916	2,321	2,799
6	18250	Summit Hill	37.9 ±3.1	3,137	1,280	1,360
7	18240	Nesquehoning	39.1 ±4.3	3,913	1,427	1,878
8	17954	Minersville	39.2 ±6.1	4,623	1,921	2,278
9	17938	Hegins	39.4 ±12.7	2,479	1,095	1,053
10	17983	Valley View	39.8 ±6.7	1,541	609	507
11	17931	Frackville	40.4 ±2.0	8,899	2,176	2,370
12	17972	Schuylkill Haven	41.3 ±3.3	11,826	4,724	5,152
13	18202	Hazleton	42.7 ±2.5	13,755	5,363	6,134
14	18252	Tamaqua	42.7 ±2.6	11,024	4,449	5,006
15	18214	Barnesville	42.7 ±8.1	2,522	1,057	992
16	17970	Saint Clair	43.4 ±8.2	3,171	1,508	1,484
17	17980	Tower City	43.8 ±4.5	3,342	1,282	1,389
18	17921	Ashland	44.5 ±1.1	6,931	2,455	2,940
19	17961	Orwigsburg	45.6 ±3.0	6,740	2,649	3,090
20	17965	Port Carbon	46.0 ±5.9	1,927	856	911
21	17959	New Philadelphia	46.4 ±3.3	1,445	615	576
22	17901	Pottsville	46.5 ±2.7	22,371	10,008	10,344
23	17967	Ringtown	46.8 ±2.5	2,202	898	947
24	17922	Auburn	48.0 ±3.7	4,803	1,911	1,854
25	17981	Tremont	48.0 ±4.2	2,468	926	1,088

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; 30 of 57 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 7,043 households, on 15 carrier routes with 8,251 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 Schuylkill County has the lowest median age?: 18237 (Mcadoo), at 34.6 (±4.6), among 30 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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