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

36521 (Chunchula), at 41.1%, among 32 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 Mobile County, AL

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Mobile County with the highest share of households with children, out of 32 with at least 1,000 residents. 36521 (Chunchula, 41.1%), 36611 (Mobile, 39.3%) and 36587 (Wilmer, 39.2%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Mobile 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 Mobile County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	36521	Chunchula	41.1%	5,536	2,027	2,095
2	36611	Mobile	39.3%	6,332	2,305	2,619
3	36587	Wilmer	39.2%	12,013	4,070	4,146
4	36523	Coden	37.4%	2,972	1,034	1,143
5	36525	Creola	37.0%	1,945	721	733
6	36613	Eight Mile	36.7%	12,234	4,169	5,024
7	36575	Semmes	35.0%	23,481	8,019	8,408
8	36618	Mobile	34.8%	17,892	6,878	7,101
9	36541	Grand Bay	33.4%	15,590	5,688	5,736
10	36695	Mobile	33.3%	52,690	20,181	22,077
11	36605	Mobile	32.7%	25,104	9,538	10,117
12	36571	Saraland	31.2%	17,143	7,057	7,088
13	36582	Theodore	30.4%	23,705	9,908	10,395
14	36572	Satsuma	30.2%	6,922	2,544	2,731
15	36606	Mobile	29.8%	18,728	8,163	8,522
16	36509	Bayou La Batre	29.6%	1,233	416	688
17	36522	Citronelle	28.7%	7,116	2,638	3,027
18	36608	Mobile	27.3%	38,890	16,005	17,026
19	36610	Mobile	27.2%	9,877	3,928	4,012
20	36612	Mobile	27.1%	3,274	1,242	1,679
21	36619	Mobile	26.5%	14,697	5,549	5,976
22	36693	Mobile	26.2%	18,726	7,765	8,515
23	36603	Mobile	24.3%	7,760	2,968	2,973
24	36604	Mobile	23.7%	8,836	3,778	4,191
25	36544	Irvington	23.3%	10,521	3,999	4,341

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; 32 of 39 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 10,157 households, on 18 carrier routes with 10,736 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 Mobile County has the highest share of households with children?: 36521 (Chunchula), at 41.1%, among 32 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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