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

60156 (Lake In The Hills), at 46.7%, among 18 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 McHenry County, IL

These are the 18 ZIP codes in McHenry County with the highest share of households with children, out of 18 with at least 1,000 residents. 60156 (Lake In The Hills, 46.7%), 60034 (Hebron, 41.7%) and 60021 (Fox River Grove, 41.6%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in McHenry 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 McHenry County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	60156	Lake In The Hills	46.7%	28,800	9,692	10,275
2	60034	Hebron	41.7%	2,033	703	807
3	60021	Fox River Grove	41.6%	4,996	1,903	2,203
4	60097	Wonder Lake	37.6%	11,983	4,486	5,292
5	60033	Harvard	36.6%	12,999	4,697	5,044
6	60014	Crystal Lake	35.6%	48,590	17,644	19,027
7	60152	Marengo	34.5%	12,417	4,575	5,071
8	60042	Island Lake	34.5%	8,347	3,088	3,432
9	60180	Union	34.4%	1,831	704	646
10	60012	Crystal Lake	33.8%	12,368	4,220	4,513
11	60013	Cary	33.0%	26,694	9,892	9,845
12	60081	Spring Grove	32.4%	9,088	3,335	3,615
13	60102	Algonquin	31.4%	32,286	11,751	12,764
14	60098	Woodstock	27.8%	33,130	13,168	13,058
15	60050	Mchenry	26.1%	31,781	13,188	14,101
16	60051	Mchenry	25.9%	24,621	10,054	10,708
17	60142	Huntley	24.7%	29,692	12,891	13,499
18	60071	Richmond	18.3%	3,851	1,843	1,789

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; 18 of 19 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 21,481 households, on 38 carrier routes with 23,621 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 McHenry County has the highest share of households with children?: 60156 (Lake In The Hills), at 46.7%, among 18 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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