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

95942 (Forest Ranch), at 40.7%, 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 Butte County, CA

These are the 12 ZIP codes in Butte County with the highest share of households with children, out of 12 with at least 1,000 residents. 95942 (Forest Ranch, 40.7%), 95948 (Gridley, 37.0%) and 95917 (Biggs, 34.9%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Butte 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 Butte County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	95942	Forest Ranch	40.7%	2,089	782	249
2	95948	Gridley	37.0%	11,200	3,836	4,104
3	95917	Biggs	34.9%	3,752	1,199	582
4	95973	Chico	31.7%	39,031	15,323	16,820
5	95965	Oroville	31.4%	21,181	7,178	8,128
6	95966	Oroville	27.4%	28,503	11,466	12,572
7	95938	Durham	26.9%	3,943	1,513	1,426
8	95954	Magalia	26.1%	8,165	3,353	3,664
9	95926	Chico	23.2%	40,567	17,099	16,432
10	95928	Chico	19.6%	37,409	16,285	17,367
11	95969	Paradise	18.4%	8,339	3,764	6,411
12	95968	Palermo	14.1%	1,364	608	511

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 20 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 28,318 households, on 42 carrier routes with 29,883 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 Butte County has the highest share of households with children?: 95942 (Forest Ranch), at 40.7%, 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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