Oldest ZIP codes in Houston, TX
These are the 25 ZIP codes in Houston, TX with the highest median age, out of 110 with at least 1,000 residents. 77059 (Houston, 46.7), 77094 (Houston, 46.7) and 77024 (Houston, 43.5) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Houston; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.
Oldest ZIP codes in Houston
| Rank | ZIP | Mailing city | Median age | Residents | Households | Residential mailboxes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77059 | Houston | 46.7 ±3.7 | 18,767 | 6,540 | 6,732 |
| 2 | 77094 | Houston | 46.7 ±5.6 | 10,395 | 4,390 | 4,049 |
| 3 | 77024 | Houston | 43.5 ±1.8 | 38,288 | 16,413 | 18,923 |
| 4 | 77056 | Houston | 43.1 ±2.1 | 22,877 | 12,929 | 16,031 |
| 5 | 77345 | Kingwood | 41.3 ±1.2 | 27,917 | 9,653 | 9,859 |
| 6 | 77011 | Houston | 40.4 ±3.4 | 14,940 | 6,009 | 6,772 |
| 7 | 77085 | Houston | 40.3 ±2.1 | 16,513 | 5,637 | 5,952 |
| 8 | 77046 | Houston | 39.9 ±17.3 | 1,793 | 1,103 | 1,307 |
| 9 | 77095 | Houston | 39.8 ±1.5 | 69,767 | 25,490 | 25,705 |
| 10 | 77025 | Houston | 39.8 ±2.0 | 29,715 | 14,461 | 15,509 |
| 11 | 77071 | Houston | 39.6 ±1.9 | 27,056 | 10,572 | 10,442 |
| 12 | 77339 | Kingwood | 39.3 ±2.5 | 44,538 | 17,639 | 18,477 |
| 13 | 77041 | Houston | 39.1 ±1.8 | 33,349 | 11,471 | 12,911 |
| 14 | 77029 | Houston | 38.9 ±3.9 | 16,154 | 5,470 | 6,515 |
| 15 | 77062 | Houston | 38.6 ±3.5 | 25,523 | 9,852 | 10,029 |
| 16 | 77020 | Houston | 38.6 ±3.9 | 23,686 | 8,975 | 10,891 |
| 17 | 77058 | Houston | 38.5 ±2.8 | 17,850 | 9,938 | 10,868 |
| 18 | 77450 | Katy | 38.4 ±1.1 | 71,906 | 24,945 | 25,761 |
| 19 | 77009 | Houston | 38.2 ±1.4 | 35,769 | 15,721 | 18,426 |
| 20 | 77053 | Houston | 38.2 ±2.3 | 30,198 | 9,756 | 10,006 |
| 21 | 77065 | Houston | 37.5 ±1.7 | 38,926 | 15,638 | 15,412 |
| 22 | 77098 | Houston | 37.3 ±1.8 | 17,210 | 9,442 | 10,895 |
| 23 | 77023 | Houston | 37.0 ±2.8 | 24,281 | 10,270 | 11,151 |
| 24 | 77016 | Houston | 36.8 ±2.1 | 29,841 | 9,912 | 12,313 |
| 25 | 77031 | Houston | 36.8 ±5.9 | 15,179 | 5,672 | 6,241 |
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; 110 of 111 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 49,925 households, on 123 carrier routes with 55,594 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 Houston has the highest median age?
- 77059 (Houston), at 46.7 (±3.7), among 110 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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