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

21920 (Cecil County), at 44.3%, among 11 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 Cecil County, MD

These are the 11 ZIP codes in Cecil County with the highest share of households with children, out of 11 with at least 1,000 residents. 21920 (Cecil County, 44.3%), 21904 (Port Deposit, 37.3%) and 21901 (North East, 33.1%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Cecil 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 Cecil County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	21920	Cecil County	44.3%	1,413	436	—
2	21904	Port Deposit	37.3%	6,233	2,269	2,738
3	21901	North East	33.1%	19,514	7,510	8,041
4	21911	Rising Sun	32.7%	10,551	3,953	3,686
5	21921	Elkton	31.0%	45,527	17,316	18,466
6	21918	Conowingo	28.2%	4,169	1,775	1,608
7	21903	Perryville	27.1%	5,692	2,383	2,234
8	21917	Colora	26.2%	2,233	818	876
9	21919	Earleville	26.1%	3,626	1,450	1,675
10	21915	Chesapeake City	19.0%	2,471	1,217	1,444
11	21912	Warwick	9.9%	1,536	696	466

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; 11 of 15 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 31,484 households. 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 Cecil County has the highest share of households with children?: 21920 (Cecil County), at 44.3%, among 11 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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