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

33851 (Lake Hamilton), at 48.0%, among 33 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 Polk County, FL

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Polk County with the highest share of households with children, out of 33 with at least 1,000 residents. 33851 (Lake Hamilton, 48.0%), 33839 (Eagle Lake, 41.9%) and 33838 (Dundee, 39.0%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Polk 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 Polk County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	33851	Lake Hamilton	48.0%	1,212	325	—
2	33839	Eagle Lake	41.9%	4,561	1,394	2,562
3	33838	Dundee	39.0%	5,688	1,889	2,296
4	33834	Bowling Green	38.5%	6,188	1,601	2,231
5	33812	Lakeland	38.2%	16,169	5,327	6,106
6	33813	Lakeland	36.4%	38,674	13,976	14,769
7	33811	Lakeland	36.0%	29,472	10,521	12,708
8	33837	Davenport	35.4%	47,389	16,204	28,281
9	33880	Winter Haven	35.2%	43,371	15,526	17,611
10	33860	Mulberry	34.8%	24,892	8,850	9,283
11	33830	Bartow	33.0%	33,740	11,647	13,138
12	33897	Davenport	32.8%	30,159	10,819	13,355
13	33844	Haines City	32.7%	51,255	17,804	26,378
14	33841	Fort Meade	32.5%	8,005	2,989	3,552
15	33896	Davenport	31.8%	26,731	9,828	15,608
16	33809	Lakeland	31.3%	30,797	11,684	13,581
17	33853	Lake Wales	31.2%	12,674	4,923	5,419
18	33823	Auburndale	31.1%	41,779	14,762	15,942
19	33805	Lakeland	29.9%	28,751	10,635	11,557
20	33868	Polk City	29.7%	13,827	4,381	5,431
21	33810	Lakeland	29.1%	55,137	20,330	22,382
22	34759	Kissimmee	27.7%	44,568	15,683	20,190
23	33801	Lakeland	27.6%	35,394	12,704	14,972
24	33881	Winter Haven	26.9%	40,808	15,066	19,592
25	33884	Winter Haven	26.8%	37,561	14,547	18,464

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; 33 of 43 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 10,536 households. 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 Polk County has the highest share of households with children?: 33851 (Lake Hamilton), at 48.0%, among 33 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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