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

29208 (Columbia), at 18.9 (±0.2), among 21 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 Richland County, SC

These are the 21 ZIP codes in Richland County with the lowest median age, out of 21 with at least 1,000 residents. 29208 (Columbia, 18.9), 29207 (Columbia, 21.2) and 29201 (Columbia, 22.5) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Richland 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 Richland County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	29208	Columbia	18.9 ±0.2	2,445	0	—
2	29207	Columbia	21.2 ±0.5	8,012	0	—
3	29201	Columbia	22.5 ±0.3	24,605	10,410	13,091
4	29205	Columbia	31.9 ±1.4	22,223	10,643	12,398
5	29209	Columbia	33.9 ±1.7	38,041	15,229	17,235
6	29203	Columbia	34.6 ±2.2	40,653	15,776	18,067
7	29044	Eastover	34.6 ±14.5	4,799	2,028	2,330
8	29210	Columbia	34.8 ±1.6	39,962	17,341	17,993
9	29229	Columbia	35.2 ±2.2	51,861	20,122	22,525
10	29204	Columbia	35.3 ±3.4	18,159	7,837	8,389
11	29206	Columbia	37.6 ±1.7	19,759	8,552	9,471
12	29223	Columbia	37.7 ±1.6	53,074	22,597	24,220
13	29045	Elgin	37.7 ±2.6	31,372	11,680	14,214
14	29016	Blythewood	39.6 ±2.1	30,454	11,547	12,969
15	29063	Irmo	40.6 ±1.8	38,201	14,247	15,370
16	29078	Lugoff	40.6 ±2.6	16,283	6,300	7,954
17	29061	Hopkins	44.7 ±4.7	12,538	4,773	7,202
18	29212	Columbia	44.8 ±3.0	27,657	12,643	14,221
19	29036	Chapin	44.9 ±2.0	26,620	10,146	13,109
20	29052	Gadsden	45.1 ±8.3	2,199	799	848
21	29075	Little Mountain	47.9 ±5.4	2,848	1,299	1,445

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; 21 of 23 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 36,282 households. 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 Richland County has the lowest median age?: 29208 (Columbia), at 18.9 (±0.2), among 21 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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