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

25438 (Ranson), at 38.8 (±3.3), among 8 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 Jefferson County, WV

These are the 8 ZIP codes in Jefferson County with the lowest median age, out of 8 with at least 1,000 residents. 25438 (Ranson, 38.8), 25414 (Charles Town, 40.2) and 25443 (Shepherdstown, 40.3) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	25438	Ranson	38.8 ±3.3	7,330	2,934	4,111
2	25414	Charles Town	40.2 ±1.4	21,073	8,098	9,752
3	25443	Shepherdstown	40.3 ±1.7	7,496	2,674	2,550
4	25446	Summit Point	40.6 ±9.0	1,374	422	547
5	25430	Kearneysville	42.2 ±3.9	8,954	3,167	3,607
6	25425	Harpers Ferry	42.5 ±2.3	13,332	5,515	—
7	25442	Shenandoah Junction	42.5 ±7.5	2,772	963	745
8	20135	Bluemont	47.3 ±9.2	3,585	1,389	1,335

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; 8 of 9 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 17,295 households, on 31 carrier routes with 20,567 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 Jefferson County has the lowest median age?: 25438 (Ranson), at 38.8 (±3.3), among 8 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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