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

36877 (Smiths Station), at 37.5%, among 12 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 Lee County, AL

These are the 12 ZIP codes in Lee County with the highest share of households with children, out of 12 with at least 1,000 residents. 36877 (Smiths Station, 37.5%), 36870 (Phenix City, 34.3%) and 36879 (Waverly, 32.8%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Lee 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 Lee County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	36877	Smiths Station	37.5%	14,134	4,805	5,456
2	36870	Phenix City	34.3%	17,951	7,108	7,598
3	36879	Waverly	32.8%	2,826	999	1,433
4	36867	Phenix City	30.5%	22,821	9,211	10,373
5	36804	Opelika	28.8%	20,535	7,849	9,872
6	36801	Opelika	28.5%	25,438	10,651	13,110
7	36854	Valley	28.4%	16,537	6,468	7,517
8	36832	Auburn	28.1%	30,959	11,384	15,312
9	36852	Cusseta	26.5%	2,308	1,008	1,203
10	36830	Auburn	23.7%	49,292	21,126	24,477
11	36874	Salem	22.7%	9,096	3,643	4,250
12	36850	Camp Hill	21.4%	2,557	1,056	1,152

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; 12 of 14 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 29,972 households, on 53 carrier routes with 34,732 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 Lee County has the highest share of households with children?: 36877 (Smiths Station), at 37.5%, among 12 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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