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

22060 (Fort Belvoir), at 24.7 (±3.1), among 44 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 Fairfax County, VA

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Fairfax County with the lowest median age, out of 44 with at least 1,000 residents. 22060 (Fort Belvoir, 24.7), 22030 (Fairfax, 34.3) and 20170 (Herndon, 35.2) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Fairfax 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 Fairfax County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	22060	Fort Belvoir	24.7 ±3.1	10,641	2,893	3,094
2	22030	Fairfax	34.3 ±1.3	61,332	21,143	23,212
3	20170	Herndon	35.2 ±1.0	43,866	13,583	14,183
4	22031	Fairfax	35.3 ±1.2	37,276	14,825	—
5	22044	Falls Church	35.6 ±2.2	13,996	5,442	5,624
6	22311	Alexandria	36.0 ±2.2	19,337	8,429	9,948
7	20121	Centreville	36.1 ±1.3	27,788	9,891	10,269
8	20171	Herndon	36.2 ±0.9	51,286	18,923	22,344
9	22306	Alexandria	36.3 ±2.4	30,602	10,655	13,075
10	22303	Alexandria	36.5 ±1.1	16,922	8,273	9,221
11	22042	Falls Church	36.8 ±2.4	35,483	12,287	12,774
12	22312	Alexandria	37.3 ±0.8	26,768	10,462	11,851
13	22079	Lorton	38.1 ±1.5	35,284	11,618	12,418
14	22041	Falls Church	38.1 ±2.1	29,183	11,132	11,895
15	20120	Centreville	38.4 ±1.3	42,896	14,578	14,831
16	22102	Mc Lean	38.4 ±1.3	29,184	13,541	16,433
17	22033	Fairfax	38.5 ±1.3	39,526	15,840	—
18	22180	Vienna	38.6 ±1.3	26,568	9,831	10,206
19	22043	Falls Church	38.7 ±1.3	25,750	9,927	9,699
20	20191	Reston	39.3 ±1.4	31,011	12,163	13,326
21	22152	Springfield	39.3 ±1.3	28,814	9,443	10,271
22	22153	Springfield	39.8 ±1.4	32,664	10,971	10,814
23	22309	Alexandria	39.9 ±1.9	34,316	12,452	11,679
24	22015	Burke	40.0 ±1.3	44,647	14,615	14,889
25	22310	Alexandria	40.2 ±1.3	28,136	10,720	11,231

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; 44 of 45 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 57,886 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 Fairfax County has the lowest median age?: 22060 (Fort Belvoir), at 24.7 (±3.1), among 44 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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