Which ZIP code in Chesterfield County has the highest median age?

23838 (Chesterfield), at 46.9 (±2.8), among 15 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.

Oldest ZIP codes in Chesterfield County, VA

These are the 15 ZIP codes in Chesterfield County with the highest median age, out of 15 with at least 1,000 residents. 23838 (Chesterfield, 46.9), 23113 (Midlothian, 44.9) and 23235 (Richmond, 44.4) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Chesterfield County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Oldest ZIP codes in Chesterfield County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	23838	Chesterfield	46.9 ±2.8	17,686	6,393	7,176
2	23113	Midlothian	44.9 ±2.4	27,477	10,407	12,011
3	23235	Richmond	44.4 ±1.1	33,461	14,116	—
4	23114	Midlothian	40.9 ±1.9	21,631	8,657	10,846
5	23236	Richmond	40.7 ±2.4	27,903	10,761	11,175
6	23834	Colonial Heights	40.0 ±2.0	26,628	10,624	10,940
7	23112	Midlothian	39.6 ±1.4	57,016	21,461	23,413
8	23831	Chester	38.9 ±1.6	39,529	15,432	16,756
9	23836	Chester	38.8 ±3.3	15,298	5,566	6,391
10	23832	Chesterfield	37.4 ±1.4	41,442	13,964	16,470
11	23120	Moseley	37.4 ±1.9	17,586	5,532	7,211
12	23237	Richmond	36.8 ±1.4	27,126	9,581	—
13	23225	Richmond	36.4 ±0.9	42,771	19,412	21,943
14	23803	Petersburg	36.4 ±1.4	42,012	16,767	19,705
15	23234	Richmond	35.0 ±1.5	47,465	17,156	18,877

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; 15 of 15 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 50,334 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 Chesterfield County has the highest median age?: 23838 (Chesterfield), at 46.9 (±2.8), among 15 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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