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

36321 (Cowarts), at 34.9%, among 11 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 Houston County, AL

These are the 11 ZIP codes in Houston County with the highest share of households with children, out of 11 with at least 1,000 residents. 36321 (Cowarts, 34.9%), 36352 (Newton, 33.4%) and 36312 (Ashford, 33.0%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Houston County; 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 Houston County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	36321	Cowarts	34.9%	2,141	823	768
2	36352	Newton	33.4%	5,617	2,003	2,530
3	36312	Ashford	33.0%	6,249	2,402	2,864
4	36305	Dothan	32.2%	17,610	6,920	7,843
5	36301	Dothan	29.6%	39,452	15,907	17,627
6	36375	Slocomb	28.7%	7,884	3,086	3,567
7	36303	Dothan	27.7%	30,173	12,216	14,318
8	36319	Columbia	27.5%	2,477	963	1,040
9	36376	Webb	26.4%	2,088	812	1,053
10	36320	Cottonwood	20.0%	3,151	1,358	1,635
11	36343	Gordon	16.2%	1,496	691	784

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; 11 of 12 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 28,055 households, on 50 carrier routes with 31,632 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 Houston County has the highest share of households with children?: 36321 (Cowarts), at 34.9%, among 11 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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