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

46259 (Indianapolis), at 43.2%, among 36 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 Indianapolis, IN

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Indianapolis, IN with the highest share of households with children, out of 36 with at least 1,000 residents. 46259 (Indianapolis, 43.2%), 46235 (Indianapolis, 42.4%) and 46241 (Indianapolis, 41.1%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Indianapolis; 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 Indianapolis

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	46259	Indianapolis	43.2%	15,169	4,925	5,797
2	46235	Indianapolis	42.4%	36,317	13,442	14,271
3	46241	Indianapolis	41.1%	32,565	11,107	12,416
4	46231	Indianapolis	37.7%	10,371	3,848	3,753
5	46239	Indianapolis	37.6%	33,931	11,961	13,768
6	46234	Indianapolis	37.3%	28,300	10,692	11,510
7	46224	Indianapolis	33.6%	40,228	15,897	15,798
8	46217	Indianapolis	33.1%	36,917	13,865	13,288
9	46236	Indianapolis	32.7%	26,416	9,699	10,494
10	46219	Indianapolis	30.9%	38,855	15,723	16,073
11	46222	Indianapolis	30.4%	38,887	13,551	15,424
12	46226	Indianapolis	30.3%	47,099	19,447	18,295
13	46221	Indianapolis	30.1%	27,027	10,117	10,806
14	46254	Indianapolis	30.0%	40,674	16,813	17,700
15	46237	Indianapolis	29.6%	43,473	17,451	18,722
16	46260	Indianapolis	28.7%	35,707	15,204	15,309
17	46225	Indianapolis	28.0%	6,037	2,388	3,432
18	46214	Indianapolis	27.7%	24,472	10,643	11,945
19	46227	Indianapolis	27.6%	57,587	23,911	25,390
20	46229	Indianapolis	27.3%	28,457	11,479	12,293
21	46278	Indianapolis	27.3%	8,450	3,204	3,400
22	46228	Indianapolis	26.8%	15,724	6,083	6,351
23	46218	Indianapolis	26.7%	29,360	12,451	13,526
24	46220	Indianapolis	25.7%	36,952	16,900	17,773
25	46205	Indianapolis	25.0%	28,259	12,487	14,010

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; 36 of 38 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 45,283 households, on 67 carrier routes with 50,005 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 Indianapolis has the highest share of households with children?: 46259 (Indianapolis), at 43.2%, among 36 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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