Which ZIP code in Birmingham has the highest share of households with children?

35226 (Birmingham), at 38.1%, among 31 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.

ZIP codes with the most families with kids in Birmingham, AL

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Birmingham, AL with the highest share of households with children, out of 31 with at least 1,000 residents. 35226 (Birmingham, 38.1%), 35215 (Birmingham, 36.0%) and 35244 (Birmingham, 34.8%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Birmingham; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

ZIP codes with the most families with kids in Birmingham

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	35226	Birmingham	38.1%	38,588	14,435	15,458
2	35215	Birmingham	36.0%	43,903	17,045	18,960
3	35244	Birmingham	34.8%	38,217	15,272	17,019
4	35218	Birmingham	33.7%	6,981	2,494	2,838
5	35235	Birmingham	33.6%	20,526	8,297	8,488
6	35094	Leeds	33.5%	14,854	5,726	7,003
7	35224	Birmingham	33.4%	4,739	1,854	2,268
8	35213	Birmingham	30.4%	15,603	6,621	6,827
9	35223	Birmingham	30.3%	10,666	4,308	4,881
10	35216	Birmingham	30.2%	34,327	14,373	16,769
11	35068	Fultondale	30.1%	8,378	3,702	3,921
12	35209	Birmingham	29.6%	32,734	13,175	13,774
13	35207	Birmingham	29.4%	7,709	3,112	3,065
14	35228	Birmingham	29.0%	10,216	3,969	3,874
15	35242	Birmingham	28.3%	57,374	23,978	26,130
16	35212	Birmingham	28.2%	10,160	4,520	4,882
17	35211	Birmingham	24.1%	24,924	11,599	11,820
18	35206	Birmingham	24.0%	15,621	6,441	7,006
19	35243	Birmingham	22.8%	18,176	8,825	11,305
20	35210	Birmingham	21.6%	13,775	5,977	6,904
21	35214	Birmingham	21.0%	17,027	7,131	7,804
22	35217	Birmingham	21.0%	12,240	5,206	5,246
23	35208	Birmingham	19.9%	13,412	5,659	5,579
24	35204	Birmingham	19.1%	8,953	4,159	4,418
25	35222	Birmingham	17.1%	8,361	3,948	4,480

How we ranked them

Ranked by the share of households with one or more people under 18 (ACS Data Profile, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau does not publish a margin of error for this share in our files. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 31 of 34 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Households with children buy tutoring, youth sports, pediatric and family dental care, child care, birthday venues and family dining. EDDM reaches every door on a route, so a higher share means more of your pieces land with families.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 57,543 households, on 105 carrier routes with 62,763 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 Birmingham has the highest share of households with children?: 35226 (Birmingham), at 38.1%, among 31 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the share of households with one or more people under 18 (ACS Data Profile, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau does not publish a margin of error for this share in our files.
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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