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

21225 (Brooklyn), at 34.0%, among 23 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 Baltimore, MD

These are the 23 ZIP codes in Baltimore, MD with the highest share of households with children, out of 23 with at least 1,000 residents. 21225 (Brooklyn, 34.0%), 21209 (Baltimore, 32.4%) and 21212 (Baltimore, 31.0%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Baltimore; 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 Baltimore

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	21225	Brooklyn	34.0%	34,062	12,915	13,017
2	21209	Baltimore	32.4%	30,126	11,621	12,261
3	21212	Baltimore	31.0%	33,974	12,971	13,109
4	21205	Baltimore	31.0%	13,013	5,111	6,144
5	21206	Baltimore	29.4%	48,902	20,480	20,390
6	21207	Gwynn Oak	29.2%	47,099	18,976	19,296
7	21213	Baltimore	27.6%	28,058	12,009	11,569
8	21229	Baltimore	26.7%	46,679	19,262	—
9	21223	Baltimore	26.7%	19,572	8,587	8,978
10	21226	Curtis Bay	26.6%	6,674	2,688	2,787
11	21239	Baltimore	25.3%	27,346	12,080	12,698
12	21214	Baltimore	25.2%	21,092	8,466	7,940
13	21210	Baltimore	24.8%	14,134	5,202	5,945
14	21224	Baltimore	23.6%	47,465	20,962	24,354
15	21215	Baltimore	23.3%	52,229	21,740	23,554
16	21216	Baltimore	22.9%	29,426	12,307	11,296
17	21218	Baltimore	18.8%	44,014	18,703	20,956
18	21217	Baltimore	18.5%	30,792	15,332	13,889
19	21230	Baltimore	17.9%	32,977	16,496	19,897
20	21231	Baltimore	12.7%	14,969	8,136	—
21	21211	Baltimore	12.5%	14,969	8,192	9,263
22	21202	Baltimore	11.2%	20,683	10,861	12,822
23	21201	Baltimore	10.9%	18,307	11,345	13,314

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; 23 of 28 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 63,098 households, on 112 carrier routes with 64,921 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 Baltimore has the highest share of households with children?: 21225 (Brooklyn), at 34.0%, among 23 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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