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

18472 (Waymart), at 40.4 (±2.0), 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.

Youngest ZIP codes in Wayne County, PA

These are the 15 ZIP codes in Wayne County with the lowest median age, out of 15 with at least 1,000 residents. 18472 (Waymart, 40.4), 18847 (Susquehanna, 42.8) and 18421 (Forest City, 43.2) 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.

Youngest ZIP codes in Wayne County

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

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; 15 of 28 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 12,150 households, on 31 carrier routes with 13,045 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 lowest median age?: 18472 (Waymart), at 40.4 (±2.0), among 15 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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