Which ZIP code in Philadelphia has the highest median age?

19118 (Philadelphia), at 46.6 (±2.2), among 46 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 Philadelphia, PA

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Philadelphia, PA with the highest median age, out of 46 with at least 1,000 residents. 19118 (Philadelphia, 46.6), 19116 (Philadelphia, 45.9) and 19115 (Philadelphia, 44.3) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Philadelphia; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Oldest ZIP codes in Philadelphia

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	19118	Philadelphia	46.6 ±2.2	9,978	4,660	4,634
2	19116	Philadelphia	45.9 ±2.0	33,654	13,578	13,456
3	19115	Philadelphia	44.3 ±2.8	35,279	14,756	14,485
4	19114	Philadelphia	43.9 ±2.5	30,411	13,904	13,886
5	19119	Philadelphia	42.7 ±2.3	28,356	12,681	12,640
6	19150	Philadelphia	41.9 ±2.4	24,304	10,313	9,855
7	19137	Philadelphia	40.8 ±3.1	8,026	3,140	3,450
8	19152	Philadelphia	40.7 ±2.5	35,955	13,250	13,848
9	19141	Philadelphia	40.5 ±3.8	32,385	15,482	13,031
10	19106	Philadelphia	40.5 ±2.3	14,597	9,023	9,971
11	19138	Philadelphia	39.6 ±3.1	30,821	12,791	12,687
12	19133	Philadelphia	39.2 ±4.9	24,864	10,001	10,118
13	19145	Philadelphia	38.9 ±1.2	43,440	19,234	20,348
14	19154	Philadelphia	38.9 ±1.9	33,796	12,678	12,933
15	19153	Philadelphia	38.5 ±4.2	13,018	5,896	5,388
16	19132	Philadelphia	38.4 ±2.2	33,006	14,473	16,177
17	19140	Philadelphia	37.4 ±3.2	53,385	20,589	20,032
18	19148	Philadelphia	37.1 ±1.0	50,400	21,329	21,836
19	19126	Philadelphia	37.0 ±5.0	17,483	7,196	6,398
20	19136	Philadelphia	36.9 ±2.8	36,262	13,413	13,115
21	19120	Philadelphia	36.8 ±1.8	66,469	24,205	22,501
22	19111	Philadelphia	36.6 ±1.5	66,283	26,068	24,389
23	19128	Philadelphia	36.6 ±0.9	38,039	17,980	19,071
24	19147	Philadelphia	35.8 ±0.8	39,704	19,801	20,809
25	19129	Philadelphia	35.8 ±1.8	11,937	5,924	5,989

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; 46 of 50 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 59,579 households, on 116 carrier routes with 59,101 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 Philadelphia has the highest median age?: 19118 (Philadelphia), at 46.6 (±2.2), among 46 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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