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

02668 (West Barnstable), at 33.7%, among 35 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 Barnstable County, MA

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Barnstable County with the highest share of households with children, out of 35 with at least 1,000 residents. 02668 (West Barnstable, 33.7%), 02632 (Centerville, 28.8%) and 02673 (West Yarmouth, 26.6%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Barnstable 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 Barnstable County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	02668	West Barnstable	33.7%	2,820	1,070	1,272
2	02632	Centerville	28.8%	11,685	4,814	5,581
3	02673	West Yarmouth	26.6%	8,594	4,038	5,902
4	02601	Hyannis	26.5%	16,071	7,562	8,351
5	02644	Forestdale	25.9%	3,700	1,462	1,429
6	02630	Barnstable	25.3%	2,371	876	601
7	02562	Sagamore Beach	25.2%	3,402	1,384	1,174
8	02556	North Falmouth	25.2%	2,868	1,196	1,610
9	02655	Osterville	22.7%	4,024	1,788	2,593
10	02537	East Sandwich	22.5%	6,383	2,534	2,663
11	02648	Marstons Mills	21.3%	7,968	3,091	3,046
12	02563	Sandwich	21.0%	10,436	4,442	4,408
13	02536	East Falmouth	20.7%	21,328	9,100	9,786
14	02639	Dennis Port	18.6%	3,808	1,917	1,993
15	02645	Harwich	18.0%	11,288	5,169	5,598
16	02649	Mashpee	17.2%	15,384	7,135	9,044
17	02532	Buzzards Bay	16.9%	13,267	6,135	6,350
18	02667	Wellfleet	16.6%	3,961	1,847	1,508
19	02675	Yarmouth Port	15.9%	7,297	3,398	3,675
20	02631	Brewster	15.5%	10,061	4,549	5,995
21	02534	Cataumet	15.5%	1,369	575	—
22	02646	Harwich Port	15.4%	1,846	957	1,359
23	02642	Eastham	15.2%	5,811	3,041	3,029
24	02633	Chatham	15.0%	4,512	2,259	3,056
25	02664	South Yarmouth	14.5%	9,949	4,774	6,168

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; 35 of 48 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 18,946 households, on 41 carrier routes with 22,535 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 Barnstable County has the highest share of households with children?: 02668 (West Barnstable), at 33.7%, among 35 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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