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

01940 (Lynnfield), at 42.7%, among 42 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 Essex County, MA

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Essex County with the highest share of households with children, out of 42 with at least 1,000 residents. 01940 (Lynnfield, 42.7%), 01984 (Wenham, 42.1%) and 01905 (Lynn, 41.0%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Essex 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 Essex County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	01940	Lynnfield	42.7%	13,285	4,650	4,986
2	01984	Wenham	42.1%	4,929	1,279	1,502
3	01905	Lynn	41.0%	28,221	9,086	9,478
4	01841	Lawrence	40.8%	52,769	17,027	14,978
5	01983	Topsfield	40.0%	6,564	2,186	2,316
6	01810	Andover	39.1%	35,648	13,298	13,592
7	01921	Boxford	38.6%	8,250	2,783	2,810
8	01902	Lynn	37.4%	50,066	18,657	17,038
9	01835	Haverhill	36.0%	14,782	5,568	6,146
10	01833	Georgetown	34.8%	8,432	3,206	3,157
11	01904	Lynn	34.7%	21,003	7,169	7,169
12	01844	Methuen	34.3%	53,420	18,673	19,565
13	01982	South Hamilton	34.1%	7,680	2,666	2,637
14	01843	Lawrence	33.9%	27,445	10,507	9,572
15	01929	Essex	33.1%	3,621	1,337	1,398
16	01834	Groveland	32.9%	6,777	2,639	2,574
17	01840	Lawrence	32.3%	8,522	3,608	3,874
18	01845	North Andover	31.9%	32,494	11,546	12,255
19	01985	West Newbury	31.6%	4,591	1,684	1,651
20	01949	Middleton	31.5%	9,816	3,172	3,295
21	01913	Amesbury	30.7%	17,403	7,586	7,675
22	01945	Marblehead	30.5%	20,470	8,334	8,793
23	01832	Haverhill	30.2%	26,386	10,327	9,871
24	01944	Manchester	29.2%	5,403	2,156	2,315
25	01907	Swampscott	29.0%	15,277	6,155	6,290

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; 42 of 44 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 34,228 households, on 56 carrier routes with 33,260 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 Essex County has the highest share of households with children?: 01940 (Lynnfield), at 42.7%, among 42 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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