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

85353 (Tolleson), at 57.4%, among 131 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 Maricopa County, AZ

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Maricopa County with the highest share of households with children, out of 131 with at least 1,000 residents. 85353 (Tolleson, 57.4%), 85043 (Phoenix, 53.4%) and 85035 (Phoenix, 53.0%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Maricopa 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 Maricopa County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	85353	Tolleson	57.4%	49,120	13,045	15,597
2	85043	Phoenix	53.4%	41,331	11,707	12,038
3	85035	Phoenix	53.0%	53,424	15,676	16,248
4	85033	Phoenix	52.3%	57,591	16,008	15,642
5	85017	Phoenix	52.0%	46,129	11,838	11,830
6	85297	Gilbert	51.9%	37,475	11,728	13,686
7	85339	Laveen	48.9%	54,641	15,721	19,473
8	85031	Phoenix	48.9%	31,191	8,132	8,301
9	85019	Phoenix	48.9%	27,429	7,677	8,074
10	85142	Queen Creek	48.4%	93,700	28,504	27,047
11	85323	Avondale	48.1%	47,043	14,319	17,100
12	85379	Surprise	48.0%	51,035	15,792	17,556
13	85335	El Mirage	48.0%	36,088	11,120	10,633
14	85303	Glendale	47.0%	33,663	10,000	10,899
15	85298	Gilbert	45.5%	44,114	14,391	15,573
16	85256	Scottsdale	45.3%	3,504	1,016	1,386
17	85264	Fort Mcdowell	45.1%	1,261	315	477
18	85212	Mesa	44.9%	55,283	17,248	22,954
19	85037	Phoenix	44.5%	54,608	15,943	19,006
20	85388	Surprise	44.4%	35,369	10,871	13,486
21	85041	Phoenix	44.1%	63,862	19,316	20,640
22	85296	Gilbert	43.5%	53,076	17,941	19,749
23	85009	Phoenix	43.5%	52,064	13,984	13,598
24	85083	Phoenix	42.9%	21,022	6,907	7,182
25	85326	Buckeye	42.2%	75,359	21,681	27,827

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; 131 of 139 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 68,274 households, on 97 carrier routes with 71,355 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 Maricopa County has the highest share of households with children?: 85353 (Tolleson), at 57.4%, among 131 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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