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

80238 (Denver), at 50.1%, among 30 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 Denver County, CO

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Denver County with the highest share of households with children, out of 30 with at least 1,000 residents. 80238 (Denver, 50.1%), 80239 (Denver, 41.9%) and 80249 (Denver, 38.6%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Denver 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 Denver County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	80238	Denver	50.1%	30,575	11,625	14,485
2	80239	Denver	41.9%	44,956	13,410	13,055
3	80249	Denver	38.6%	41,590	13,650	16,968
4	80219	Denver	35.6%	59,523	21,322	20,642
5	80207	Denver	33.3%	21,542	8,799	8,777
6	80221	Denver	31.2%	39,718	15,084	15,643
7	80236	Denver	30.3%	16,863	6,185	6,446
8	80220	Denver	27.3%	37,203	16,930	17,334
9	80123	Littleton	26.5%	44,549	19,270	19,726
10	80224	Denver	25.4%	19,352	8,683	8,965
11	80231	Denver	23.5%	35,883	16,395	17,774
12	80223	Denver	23.2%	19,246	8,907	10,542
13	80230	Denver	21.6%	10,449	5,455	5,051
14	80212	Denver	21.5%	20,746	10,212	10,066
15	80210	Denver	21.2%	39,113	17,713	18,801
16	80235	Denver	20.6%	8,373	4,033	4,288
17	80227	Denver	20.5%	34,907	15,589	16,062
18	80216	Denver	20.3%	17,330	6,854	11,010
19	80247	Denver	20.1%	29,760	14,919	15,575
20	80222	Denver	19.6%	23,838	11,458	11,987
21	80237	Denver	18.8%	23,384	12,007	13,063
22	80204	Denver	18.2%	35,318	17,283	23,062
23	80205	Denver	18.0%	34,571	18,122	21,542
24	80211	Denver	14.2%	38,177	20,551	22,072
25	80209	Denver	14.2%	27,564	15,251	15,707

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; 30 of 35 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 68,806 households, on 113 carrier routes with 73,927 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 Denver County has the highest share of households with children?: 80238 (Denver), at 50.1%, among 30 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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