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

46543 (Millersburg), at 59.5%, 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 Elkhart County, IN

These are the 14 ZIP codes in Elkhart County with the highest share of households with children, out of 14 with at least 1,000 residents. 46543 (Millersburg, 59.5%), 46553 (New Paris, 39.7%) and 46561 (Osceola, 39.3%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Elkhart 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 Elkhart County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	46543	Millersburg	59.5%	4,741	1,053	486
2	46553	New Paris	39.7%	3,828	1,212	1,153
3	46561	Osceola	39.3%	13,996	5,112	5,437
4	46540	Middlebury	39.2%	12,993	3,979	4,242
5	46528	Goshen	39.1%	26,248	7,880	9,247
6	46517	Elkhart	34.9%	25,433	8,940	9,112
7	46507	Bristol	34.5%	9,991	3,378	3,864
8	46530	Granger	34.4%	31,598	11,505	12,419
9	46573	Wakarusa	34.1%	3,936	1,323	1,222
10	46526	Goshen	31.0%	33,668	11,402	12,803
11	46516	Elkhart	29.8%	31,871	12,244	13,208
12	46514	Elkhart	29.6%	42,389	16,298	17,882
13	46550	Nappanee	24.5%	12,843	4,595	4,741
14	46567	Syracuse	23.2%	9,292	4,099	5,465

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 14 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 19,236 households, on 34 carrier routes with 20,565 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 Elkhart County has the highest share of households with children?: 46543 (Millersburg), at 59.5%, 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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