Oldest housing in the United States

US states, counties, cities, and ZIP codes ranked by median year structure built.

Across the United States, this page ranks states, counties, cities & places, zip codes by median year structure built — which have the oldest housing stock, from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among states, District of Columbia leads at 1957.

Among counties, Jewell County leads at 1938.

States

#	Name	Median year built
1	District of Columbia	1957
2	New York	1958
3	Rhode Island	1961
4	Massachusetts	1963
5	Pennsylvania	1965
6	Connecticut	1967
7	New Jersey	1969
8	Illinois	1970
9	Ohio	1970
10	Iowa	1971
11	Michigan	1972
12	Kansas	1975
13	Nebraska	1975
14	Wisconsin	1975
15	California	1976
16	Indiana	1976
17	Maine	1976
18	Vermont	1976
19	West Virginia	1976
20	Minnesota	1978
21	Missouri	1978
22	New Hampshire	1978
23	Hawaii	1979
24	Maryland	1979
25	Puerto Rico	1979
26	South Dakota	1979
27	Montana	1980
28	Oklahoma	1980
29	Oregon	1980
30	Wyoming	1980
31	North Dakota	1981
32	Kentucky	1982
33	Louisiana	1982
34	New Mexico	1984
35	Virginia	1984
36	Washington	1984
37	Alabama	1985
38	Alaska	1985
39	Delaware	1986
40	Mississippi	1986
41	Tennessee	1986
42	Arkansas	1987
43	Colorado	1987
44	Florida	1988
45	Idaho	1990
46	North Carolina	1990
47	Texas	1990
48	Georgia	1991
49	South Carolina	1991
50	Utah	1991
51	Arizona	1992
52	Nevada	1996

Counties

Top 100.

#	Name	Median year built
1	Jewell County	1938
2	Kalawao County	1938
3	Lincoln County	1938
4	St. Louis city	1938
5	Republic County	1941
6	Comanche County	1942
7	Franklin County	1943
8	Kings County	1943
9	Montgomery County	1944
10	Schuylkill County	1944
11	Edwards County	1945
12	Hayes County	1945
13	Pawnee County	1945
14	Richardson County	1945
15	San Francisco County	1945
16	Furnas County	1946
17	Shelby County	1946
18	Deuel County	1947
19	Greeley County	1947
20	Nuckolls County	1947
21	Baltimore city	1948
22	Columbia County	1948
23	Suffolk County	1948
24	Terrell County	1948
25	Cheyenne County	1949
26	Clark County	1949
27	Covington city	1949
28	Jefferson County	1949
29	Philadelphia County	1949
30	Worth County	1949
31	Audubon County	1950
32	Boyd County	1950
33	Lac qui Parle County	1950
34	Nance County	1950
35	Rush County	1950
36	Sheridan County	1950
37	Webster County	1950
38	Dixon County	1951
39	New York County	1951
40	Norton County	1951
41	Osborne County	1951
42	Page County	1951
43	Perkins County	1951
44	Pocahontas County	1951
45	Benton County	1952
46	Faribault County	1952
47	Harrison County	1952
48	Ida County	1952
49	McKean County	1952
50	Sanborn County	1952
51	Stafford County	1952
52	Taylor County	1952
53	Thayer County	1952
54	Chautauqua County	1953
55	Cloud County	1953
56	Dundy County	1953
57	Fayette County	1953
58	Franklin County	1953
59	Fulton County	1953
60	Garden County	1953
61	Garfield County	1953
62	Hitchcock County	1953
63	Johnson County	1953
64	Keokuk County	1953
65	Kimball County	1953
66	Queens County	1953
67	Sedgwick County	1953
68	Sioux County	1953
69	Spink County	1953
70	Adams County	1954
71	Boone County	1954
72	Bronx County	1954
73	Cass County	1954
74	Decatur County	1954
75	Deer Lodge County	1954
76	Frontier County	1954
77	Gogebic County	1954
78	Greene County	1954
79	Hall County	1954
80	Hardin County	1954
81	Howard County	1954
82	Miner County	1954
83	Orleans County	1954
84	Osceola County	1954
85	Otsego County	1954
86	Rooks County	1954
87	Rush County	1954
88	Slope County	1954
89	Smith County	1954
90	Valley County	1954
91	Washington County	1954
92	Berkshire County	1955
93	Campbell County	1955
94	Cass County	1955
95	Chemung County	1955
96	Elk County	1955
97	Emmet County	1955
98	Ford County	1955
99	Hamilton County	1955
100	Harding County	1955

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Median year built
1	Abie	1938
2	Ada	1938
3	Adams	1938
4	Adams	1938
5	Addison	1938
6	Adeline	1938
7	Adin	1938
8	Admire	1938
9	Advance	1938
10	Afton	1938
11	Agenda	1938
12	Ahmeek	1938
13	Ainsworth	1938
14	Albany	1938
15	Albany	1938
16	Albin	1938
17	Albion	1938
18	Alden	1938
19	Alexander	1938
20	Alexandria	1938
21	Alexandria	1938
22	Alexandria	1938
23	Allen	1938
24	Allenhurst	1938
25	Allison	1938
26	Almira	1938
27	Almond	1938
28	Almond	1938
29	Alta Vista	1938
30	Alta Vista	1938
31	Alto	1938
32	Alton	1938
33	Alton	1938
34	Altona	1938
35	Altoona	1938
36	Alvan (Alvin)	1938
37	Alvo	1938
38	Alvordton	1938
39	Amasa	1938
40	Ambia	1938
41	Amboy	1938
42	Amboy	1938
43	Ambridge	1938
44	Ambrose	1938
45	Ames	1938
46	Amesville	1938
47	Amherst	1938
48	Ampere North	1938
49	Amsterdam	1938
50	Amsterdam	1938
51	Andersonville	1938
52	Andes	1938
53	Andover	1938
54	Andover	1938
55	Andrews	1938
56	Angelica	1938
57	Annada	1938
58	Anoka	1938
59	Ansley	1938
60	Antioch	1938
61	Antrim	1938
62	Antwerp	1938
63	Apollo	1938
64	Apple River	1938
65	Arbela	1938
66	Arcadia	1938
67	Arcadia	1938
68	Archer	1938
69	Arco	1938
70	Arcola	1938
71	Aredale	1938
72	Argonne	1938
73	Argyle	1938
74	Argyle	1938
75	Arion	1938
76	Arkansaw	1938
77	Arlington	1938
78	Arlington Heights	1938
79	Arlington	1938
80	Armagh	1938
81	Arriba	1938
82	Arrow Rock	1938
83	Asbury	1938
84	Ashland	1938
85	Ashley	1938
86	Ashton	1938
87	Ashton	1938
88	Ashton	1938
89	Ashton	1938
90	Aspinwall	1938
91	Astoria	1938
92	Athol	1938
93	Atlas	1938
94	Attica	1938
95	Attica	1938
96	Atwood	1938
97	Auburn	1938
98	Auburn	1938
99	Audubon	1938
100	Augusta	1938

ZIP codes

Top 100.

#	Name	Median year built
1	ZIP Code 01031	1938
2	ZIP Code 01063	1938
3	ZIP Code 01088	1938
4	ZIP Code 01092	1938
5	ZIP Code 01097	1938
6	ZIP Code 01103	1938
7	ZIP Code 01105	1938
8	ZIP Code 01107	1938
9	ZIP Code 01108	1938
10	ZIP Code 01220	1938
11	ZIP Code 01236	1938
12	ZIP Code 01247	1938
13	ZIP Code 01260	1938
14	ZIP Code 01264	1938
15	ZIP Code 01338	1938
16	ZIP Code 01342	1938
17	ZIP Code 01349	1938
18	ZIP Code 01350	1938
19	ZIP Code 01380	1938
20	ZIP Code 01438	1938
21	ZIP Code 01610	1938
22	ZIP Code 01841	1938
23	ZIP Code 01850	1938
24	ZIP Code 01908	1938
25	ZIP Code 01970	1938
26	ZIP Code 02108	1938
27	ZIP Code 02113	1938
28	ZIP Code 02115	1938
29	ZIP Code 02116	1938
30	ZIP Code 02122	1938
31	ZIP Code 02124	1938
32	ZIP Code 02125	1938
33	ZIP Code 02128	1938
34	ZIP Code 02129	1938
35	ZIP Code 02130	1938
36	ZIP Code 02131	1938
37	ZIP Code 02138	1938
38	ZIP Code 02139	1938
39	ZIP Code 02143	1938
40	ZIP Code 02144	1938
41	ZIP Code 02145	1938
42	ZIP Code 02149	1938
43	ZIP Code 02150	1938
44	ZIP Code 02152	1938
45	ZIP Code 02170	1938
46	ZIP Code 02176	1938
47	ZIP Code 02445	1938
48	ZIP Code 02458	1938
49	ZIP Code 02460	1938
50	ZIP Code 02465	1938
51	ZIP Code 02476	1938
52	ZIP Code 02478	1938
53	ZIP Code 02558	1938
54	ZIP Code 02647	1938
55	ZIP Code 02723	1938
56	ZIP Code 02740	1938
57	ZIP Code 02744	1938
58	ZIP Code 02746	1938
59	ZIP Code 02791	1938
60	ZIP Code 02802	1938
61	ZIP Code 02815	1938
62	ZIP Code 02836	1938
63	ZIP Code 02840	1938
64	ZIP Code 02858	1938
65	ZIP Code 02894	1938
66	ZIP Code 02905	1938
67	ZIP Code 02906	1938
68	ZIP Code 02907	1938
69	ZIP Code 02909	1938
70	ZIP Code 03231	1938
71	ZIP Code 03233	1938
72	ZIP Code 03273	1938
73	ZIP Code 03441	1938
74	ZIP Code 03570	1938
75	ZIP Code 03584	1938
76	ZIP Code 04017	1938
77	ZIP Code 04050	1938
78	ZIP Code 04056	1938
79	ZIP Code 04101	1938
80	ZIP Code 04102	1938
81	ZIP Code 04108	1938
82	ZIP Code 04109	1938
83	ZIP Code 04267	1938
84	ZIP Code 04347	1938
85	ZIP Code 04415	1938
86	ZIP Code 04489	1938
87	ZIP Code 04625	1938
88	ZIP Code 04631	1938
89	ZIP Code 04662	1938
90	ZIP Code 04852	1938
91	ZIP Code 04853	1938
92	ZIP Code 04855	1938
93	ZIP Code 04918	1938
94	ZIP Code 04975	1938
95	ZIP Code 05050	1938
96	ZIP Code 05101	1938
97	ZIP Code 05154	1938
98	ZIP Code 05447	1938
99	ZIP Code 05459	1938
100	ZIP Code 05654	1938

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