Which ZIP code in Richmond city County has the highest median age?

23227 (Richmond), at 45.1 (±3.0), 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.

Oldest ZIP codes in Richmond city, VA

These are the 14 ZIP codes in Richmond city with the highest median age, out of 14 with at least 1,000 residents. 23227 (Richmond, 45.1), 23235 (Richmond, 44.4) and 23226 (Richmond, 41.8) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Richmond city 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 Richmond city County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	23227	Richmond	45.1 ±3.0	24,925	11,784	13,165
2	23235	Richmond	44.4 ±1.1	33,461	14,116	—
3	23226	Richmond	41.8 ±2.1	15,477	7,286	7,904
4	23221	Richmond	36.9 ±1.7	14,402	7,656	8,239
5	23225	Richmond	36.4 ±0.9	42,771	19,412	21,943
6	23223	Richmond	35.9 ±1.4	54,659	24,774	27,153
7	23234	Richmond	35.0 ±1.5	47,465	17,156	18,877
8	23222	Richmond	34.1 ±1.1	26,322	10,488	11,568
9	23224	Richmond	33.9 ±1.3	40,575	17,633	20,658
10	23230	Richmond	33.8 ±1.6	8,910	5,244	8,496
11	23219	Richmond	32.4 ±3.1	4,062	3,047	5,386
12	23220	Richmond	29.5 ±0.8	34,671	15,564	20,389
13	23173	Richmond	19.7 ±0.4	2,107	0	—
14	23284	Richmond	19.2 ±0.3	2,362	20	—

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; 14 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 60,254 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 Richmond city County has the highest median age?: 23227 (Richmond), at 45.1 (±3.0), among 14 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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