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

92059 (Pala), at 56.4%, among 93 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 San Diego County, CA

These are the 25 ZIP codes in San Diego County with the highest share of households with children, out of 93 with at least 1,000 residents. 92059 (Pala, 56.4%), 91914 (Chula Vista, 54.8%) and 91915 (Chula Vista, 51.8%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in San Diego 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 San Diego County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	92059	Pala	56.4%	1,362	376	163
2	91914	Chula Vista	54.8%	16,877	4,820	5,017
3	91915	Chula Vista	51.8%	35,322	10,677	12,002
4	92127	San Diego	46.2%	50,555	16,438	17,515
5	91913	Chula Vista	45.2%	57,721	17,428	19,870
6	92113	San Diego	44.9%	48,215	13,545	13,874
7	92130	San Diego	42.1%	60,768	22,156	23,161
8	92173	San Ysidro	42.0%	27,585	7,952	8,085
9	92139	San Diego	41.2%	34,703	10,001	10,825
10	91911	Chula Vista	40.9%	85,542	25,440	26,361
11	92154	San Diego	40.6%	80,445	23,019	24,157
12	92058	Oceanside	40.1%	49,834	14,635	14,517
13	92067	Rancho Santa Fe	39.2%	7,938	2,835	—
14	92114	San Diego	39.1%	65,745	18,407	18,386
15	92562	Murrieta	38.9%	64,781	21,613	23,300
16	92078	San Marcos	38.6%	53,605	18,522	19,330
17	92069	San Marcos	38.3%	47,335	15,162	16,155
18	92131	San Diego	38.0%	35,503	12,982	13,249
19	92021	El Cajon	37.7%	70,501	22,953	24,083
20	92083	Vista	37.7%	38,375	11,715	12,260
21	92124	San Diego	37.6%	30,474	11,332	11,420
22	92027	Escondido	37.4%	54,113	16,965	17,387
23	91950	National City	37.2%	59,891	18,358	18,452
24	92025	Escondido	37.0%	49,989	16,413	16,781
25	92084	Vista	37.0%	49,727	15,342	16,557

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; 93 of 116 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 49,739 households, on 70 carrier routes with 54,567 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 San Diego County has the highest share of households with children?: 92059 (Pala), at 56.4%, among 93 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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