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

94603 (Oakland), at 42.4%, among 15 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 Oakland, CA

These are the 15 ZIP codes in Oakland, CA with the highest share of households with children, out of 15 with at least 1,000 residents. 94603 (Oakland, 42.4%), 94621 (Oakland, 39.5%) and 94601 (Oakland, 38.9%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Oakland; 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 Oakland

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	94603	Oakland	42.4%	35,742	10,527	10,329
2	94621	Oakland	39.5%	33,840	10,359	9,688
3	94601	Oakland	38.9%	53,259	16,734	16,444
4	94619	Oakland	34.7%	26,831	9,809	9,700
5	94605	Oakland	29.7%	44,103	16,594	16,298
6	94602	Oakland	28.0%	31,759	12,496	12,325
7	94611	Oakland	24.7%	40,116	18,387	19,060
8	94618	Oakland	23.9%	16,958	7,553	7,808
9	94705	Berkeley	22.1%	13,991	5,886	6,302
10	94606	Oakland	21.9%	39,966	16,337	16,693
11	94609	Oakland	19.3%	23,928	11,049	11,474
12	94610	Oakland	18.9%	32,628	16,372	16,254
13	94607	Oakland	17.8%	28,804	13,453	14,298
14	94608	Emeryville	16.6%	34,395	16,568	16,928
15	94612	Oakland	8.7%	18,175	11,097	13,873

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; 15 of 16 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 64,023 households, on 89 carrier routes with 62,459 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 Oakland has the highest share of households with children?: 94603 (Oakland), at 42.4%, among 15 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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