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

02061 (Norwell), at 48.8%, among 33 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 Plymouth County, MA

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Plymouth County with the highest share of households with children, out of 33 with at least 1,000 residents. 02061 (Norwell, 48.8%), 02302 (Brockton, 39.2%) and 02339 (Hanover, 39.2%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Plymouth 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 Plymouth County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	02061	Norwell	48.8%	11,361	3,685	3,843
2	02302	Brockton	39.2%	36,417	12,316	12,158
3	02339	Hanover	39.2%	14,845	5,015	5,612
4	02301	Brockton	38.8%	68,969	23,726	23,439
5	02576	West Wareham	36.4%	4,168	1,627	1,818
6	02333	East Bridgewater	33.8%	14,401	5,168	5,070
7	02332	Duxbury	33.5%	16,185	6,130	5,865
8	02367	Plympton	33.1%	2,935	1,065	1,021
9	02043	Hingham	32.2%	24,283	9,689	9,857
10	02382	Whitman	31.9%	15,295	5,742	5,822
11	02351	Abington	31.6%	17,053	6,388	6,975
12	02379	West Bridgewater	31.2%	7,708	2,947	2,912
13	02347	Lakeville	31.0%	11,944	4,215	4,725
14	02066	Scituate	30.8%	19,099	7,599	7,954
15	02324	Bridgewater	30.7%	25,704	9,107	9,862
16	02341	Hanson	30.6%	10,542	3,812	3,983
17	02370	Rockland	29.7%	17,701	6,897	7,241
18	02359	Pembroke	29.6%	18,382	6,900	6,482
19	02770	Rochester	29.2%	5,809	2,221	2,106
20	02338	Halifax	29.1%	7,748	2,955	3,113
21	02364	Kingston	29.0%	14,027	5,687	5,572
22	02538	East Wareham	28.6%	4,074	1,548	1,992
23	02330	Carver	28.1%	11,712	4,704	4,488
24	02050	Marshfield	27.8%	25,963	10,446	10,370
25	02346	Middleboro	27.4%	24,505	9,860	9,900

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; 33 of 36 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 46,369 households, on 86 carrier routes with 46,870 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 Plymouth County has the highest share of households with children?: 02061 (Norwell), at 48.8%, among 33 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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