Which ZIP code in Reading has the highest median age?

19610 (Reading), at 46.2 (±2.5), among 10 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 Reading, PA

These are the 10 ZIP codes in Reading, PA with the highest median age, out of 10 with at least 1,000 residents. 19610 (Reading, 46.2), 19608 (Reading, 43.9) and 19605 (Reading, 41.5) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Reading; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Oldest ZIP codes in Reading

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	19610	Reading	46.2 ±2.5	16,581	7,129	7,183
2	19608	Reading	43.9 ±1.7	24,178	9,189	9,342
3	19605	Reading	41.5 ±2.6	21,419	7,743	8,338
4	19606	Reading	41.1 ±2.0	35,853	14,064	14,011
5	19607	Reading	40.0 ±1.5	24,045	9,370	9,833
6	19609	Reading	39.4 ±2.9	9,874	4,132	4,465
7	19611	Reading	35.6 ±2.0	10,986	4,229	4,300
8	19601	Reading	33.4 ±0.9	36,479	13,166	12,241
9	19602	Reading	31.4 ±2.5	18,495	6,840	7,173
10	19604	Reading	29.4 ±1.8	30,124	9,450	8,839

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; 10 of 10 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 47,495 households, on 106 carrier routes with 48,707 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 Reading has the highest median age?: 19610 (Reading), at 46.2 (±2.5), among 10 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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