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

95076 (Watsonville), at 38.9%, among 14 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 Santa Cruz County, CA

These are the 14 ZIP codes in Santa Cruz County with the highest share of households with children, out of 14 with at least 1,000 residents. 95076 (Watsonville, 38.9%), 95019 (Freedom, 38.9%) and 95005 (Ben Lomond, 29.5%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	95076	Watsonville	38.9%	82,806	24,656	23,355
2	95019	Freedom	38.9%	5,933	1,805	1,933
3	95005	Ben Lomond	29.5%	7,277	2,878	2,338
4	95066	Scotts Valley	29.0%	15,135	6,195	6,117
5	95073	Soquel	27.7%	11,639	4,516	4,100
6	95065	Santa Cruz	27.5%	7,997	2,898	3,197
7	95033	Los Gatos	26.5%	9,600	3,766	3,621
8	95064	Santa Cruz	25.5%	10,168	495	493
9	95003	Aptos	22.8%	24,951	9,905	11,275
10	95062	Santa Cruz	22.5%	35,607	15,470	16,182
11	95006	Boulder Creek	22.0%	7,561	3,222	3,739
12	95060	Santa Cruz	21.2%	46,268	18,415	19,285
13	95018	Felton	18.6%	6,594	2,799	3,124
14	95010	Capitola	17.1%	8,707	4,242	4,795

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; 14 of 17 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 40,050 households, on 65 carrier routes with 37,843 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 Santa Cruz County has the highest share of households with children?: 95076 (Watsonville), at 38.9%, among 14 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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