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

21402 (Annapolis), at 64.2%, 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 Anne Arundel County, MD

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Anne Arundel County with the highest share of households with children, out of 33 with at least 1,000 residents. 21402 (Annapolis, 64.2%), 20755 (Fort George G Meade, 56.0%) and 20794 (Jessup, 44.9%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	21402	Annapolis	64.2%	4,303	441	437
2	20755	Fort George G Meade	56.0%	11,225	3,036	2,863
3	20794	Jessup	44.9%	16,814	3,928	4,565
4	21054	Gambrills	42.8%	16,386	5,497	5,424
5	21114	Crofton	42.2%	25,590	9,350	9,951
6	20754	Dunkirk	41.7%	7,545	2,281	2,414
7	21146	Severna Park	40.8%	28,591	9,878	10,219
8	21012	Arnold	39.3%	22,570	8,275	8,412
9	21409	Annapolis	38.5%	20,289	7,312	7,930
10	21140	Riva	37.9%	4,417	1,495	1,364
11	21108	Millersville	36.0%	18,643	6,648	7,221
12	20733	Churchton	35.5%	2,669	946	1,105
13	21144	Severn	35.4%	37,118	13,019	13,781
14	21225	Brooklyn	34.0%	34,062	12,915	13,017
15	21113	Odenton	33.7%	36,705	15,325	16,593
16	20711	Lothian	33.7%	7,731	2,438	2,636
17	21037	Edgewater	33.3%	20,854	7,901	8,504
18	20714	North Beach	33.1%	4,525	1,773	1,545
19	21061	Glen Burnie	32.7%	57,230	22,135	22,294
20	21035	Davidsonville	32.3%	7,879	2,671	2,878
21	20776	Harwood	32.3%	3,315	1,212	1,254
22	20724	Laurel	31.7%	19,369	7,414	8,216
23	21090	Linthicum Heights	31.4%	10,652	3,979	4,592
24	21122	Pasadena	31.3%	61,566	22,423	24,166
25	21032	Crownsville	31.3%	8,850	3,149	3,577

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 41 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 22,252 households, on 41 carrier routes with 23,240 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 Anne Arundel County has the highest share of households with children?: 21402 (Annapolis), at 64.2%, 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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