Which ZIP code in Wayne County has the highest median age?

18438 (Lakeville), at 62.2 (±3.2), among 15 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 Wayne County, PA

These are the 15 ZIP codes in Wayne County with the highest median age, out of 15 with at least 1,000 residents. 18438 (Lakeville, 62.2), 18428 (Hawley, 53.9) and 18470 (Union Dale, 53.2) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Wayne County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Oldest ZIP codes in Wayne County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	18438	Lakeville	62.2 ±3.2	1,139	656	956
2	18428	Hawley	53.9 ±2.0	12,634	5,384	7,532
3	18470	Union Dale	53.2 ±5.2	2,139	930	1,077
4	18436	Lake Ariel	52.3 ±2.8	13,569	5,391	7,683
5	18405	Beach Lake	51.1 ±5.8	2,412	991	1,074
6	18424	Gouldsboro	49.9 ±3.5	5,213	2,127	2,268
7	18453	Pleasant Mount	48.7 ±7.6	1,286	505	—
8	18417	Equinunk	47.6 ±13.6	1,298	520	558
9	18444	Moscow	47.4 ±1.5	13,604	5,403	5,486
10	18465	Thompson	47.0 ±4.2	1,324	523	781
11	18431	Honesdale	45.0 ±2.2	12,775	5,654	5,882
12	18445	Newfoundland	44.8 ±6.7	2,342	989	1,047
13	18421	Forest City	43.2 ±3.3	4,603	1,902	2,065
14	18847	Susquehanna	42.8 ±3.5	5,104	2,007	2,347
15	18472	Waymart	40.4 ±2.0	6,601	1,598	1,704

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; 15 of 28 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 13,352 households, on 25 carrier routes with 18,322 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 Wayne County has the highest median age?: 18438 (Lakeville), at 62.2 (±3.2), among 15 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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