Oldest ZIP codes in the Houston Area
These are the 25 ZIP codes in the Houston area with the highest median age, out of 215 with at least 1,000 residents. 77650 (Port Bolivar, 62.9), 77554 (Galveston, 56.6) and 77430 (Damon, 56.1) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in the Houston area; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.
Oldest ZIP codes in the Houston area
| Rank | ZIP | Mailing city | Median age | Residents | Households | Residential mailboxes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77650 | Port Bolivar | 62.9 ±3.4 | 2,322 | 1,367 | — |
| 2 | 77554 | Galveston | 56.6 ±1.1 | 10,414 | 5,135 | 7,210 |
| 3 | 77430 | Damon | 56.1 ±13.1 | 1,664 | 676 | 763 |
| 4 | 77564 | Hull | 50.1 ±15.0 | 1,806 | 795 | 797 |
| 5 | 78950 | New Ulm | 49.9 ±8.3 | 2,300 | 980 | 1,190 |
| 6 | 77356 | Montgomery | 48.4 ±4.6 | 32,583 | 13,712 | 17,394 |
| 7 | 77059 | Houston | 46.7 ±3.7 | 18,767 | 6,540 | 6,732 |
| 8 | 77094 | Houston | 46.7 ±5.6 | 10,395 | 4,390 | 4,049 |
| 9 | 77565 | Kemah | 46.4 ±3.2 | 6,943 | 3,196 | 4,675 |
| 10 | 77577 | Liverpool | 46.2 ±4.5 | 1,562 | 537 | 538 |
| 11 | 77478 | Sugar Land | 45.9 ±2.4 | 23,182 | 9,186 | 9,593 |
| 12 | 77381 | Spring | 44.5 ±1.6 | 36,139 | 13,544 | 13,973 |
| 13 | 77510 | Santa Fe | 44.2 ±2.2 | 14,155 | 5,441 | 6,517 |
| 14 | 77873 | Richards | 43.9 ±12.6 | 1,383 | 531 | 728 |
| 15 | 77586 | Seabrook | 43.6 ±1.6 | 23,807 | 9,948 | 10,862 |
| 16 | 77024 | Houston | 43.5 ±1.8 | 38,288 | 16,413 | 18,923 |
| 17 | 77401 | Bellaire | 43.2 ±2.1 | 17,213 | 6,089 | 6,187 |
| 18 | 77056 | Houston | 43.1 ±2.1 | 22,877 | 12,929 | 16,031 |
| 19 | 77318 | Willis | 43.1 ±3.0 | 20,792 | 7,913 | 11,336 |
| 20 | 77382 | Spring | 41.6 ±2.2 | 38,986 | 12,989 | 13,632 |
| 21 | 77422 | Brazoria | 41.6 ±4.2 | 14,547 | 4,796 | 5,096 |
| 22 | 77479 | Sugar Land | 41.5 ±1.1 | 92,221 | 29,862 | 31,730 |
| 23 | 77560 | Hankamer | 41.4 ±13.7 | 1,238 | 427 | 284 |
| 24 | 77345 | Kingwood | 41.3 ±1.2 | 27,917 | 9,653 | 9,859 |
| 25 | 77316 | Montgomery | 41.1 ±3.3 | 34,694 | 12,487 | 18,695 |
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; 215 of 238 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 8,953 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 the Houston area has the highest median age?
- 77650 (Port Bolivar), at 62.9 (±3.4), among 215 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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