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

24174 (Thaxton), at 37.7 (±18.8), among 14 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 Bedford County, VA

These are the 14 ZIP codes in Bedford County with the lowest median age, out of 14 with at least 1,000 residents. 24174 (Thaxton, 37.7), 24503 (Lynchburg, 39.3) and 24550 (Evington, 40.3) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Bedford 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 Bedford County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	24174	Thaxton	37.7 ±18.8	2,191	936	1,078
2	24503	Lynchburg	39.3 ±2.8	20,419	7,911	8,719
3	24550	Evington	40.3 ±4.6	8,190	3,185	3,242
4	24179	Vinton	40.9 ±2.8	18,773	8,049	8,613
5	24551	Forest	41.7 ±1.7	28,554	10,969	11,377
6	24064	Blue Ridge	43.5 ±4.9	4,875	1,790	2,052
7	24523	Bedford	45.6 ±2.1	20,349	8,213	8,826
8	24095	Goodview	47.3 ±2.1	3,962	1,701	2,049
9	24526	Big Island	48.6 ±9.4	1,494	633	632
10	24556	Goode	50.3 ±5.5	2,584	1,067	1,383
11	24122	Montvale	51.6 ±11.7	1,492	642	715
12	24571	Lynch Station	52.3 ±7.9	2,092	915	—
13	24121	Moneta	57.0 ±2.7	10,315	4,802	6,481
14	24104	Huddleston	59.0 ±2.9	3,163	1,540	1,924

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; 14 of 17 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 31,050 households, on 62 carrier routes with 33,029 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 Bedford County has the lowest median age?: 24174 (Thaxton), at 37.7 (±18.8), among 14 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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