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

22904 (Charlottesville), at 19.3 (±0.2), among 16 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 Albemarle County, VA

These are the 16 ZIP codes in Albemarle County with the lowest median age, out of 16 with at least 1,000 residents. 22904 (Charlottesville, 19.3), 22903 (Charlottesville, 29.2) and 22923 (Barboursville, 35.5) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Albemarle 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 Albemarle County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	22904	Charlottesville	19.3 ±0.2	5,729	36	—
2	22903	Charlottesville	29.2 ±0.8	40,372	16,287	18,744
3	22923	Barboursville	35.5 ±1.5	6,435	2,441	2,888
4	22902	Charlottesville	39.7 ±1.5	23,486	11,291	11,781
5	22969	Schuyler	40.4 ±9.6	1,429	521	584
6	22911	Charlottesville	40.7 ±1.6	19,107	7,996	10,105
7	22901	Charlottesville	42.1 ±2.0	37,237	16,684	17,752
8	22940	Free Union	43.3 ±4.7	1,066	310	411
9	22932	Crozet	43.7 ±1.9	9,148	3,664	5,198
10	24590	Scottsville	44.2 ±2.8	8,229	3,139	3,351
11	22937	Esmont	44.4 ±11.8	1,743	655	577
12	22942	Gordonsville	44.7 ±1.5	10,560	4,428	4,256
13	22936	Earlysville	45.9 ±4.8	6,983	2,531	2,507
14	22959	North Garden	51.2 ±8.0	1,923	745	776
15	22947	Keswick	51.4 ±9.0	5,256	2,162	2,323
16	22920	Afton	53.4 ±5.1	3,608	1,667	1,957

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; 16 of 20 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 30,576 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 Albemarle County has the lowest median age?: 22904 (Charlottesville), at 19.3 (±0.2), among 16 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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