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

20759 (Fulton), at 53.2%, among 22 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 Howard County, MD

These are the 22 ZIP codes in Howard County with the highest share of households with children, out of 22 with at least 1,000 residents. 20759 (Fulton, 53.2%), 21029 (Clarksville, 51.4%) and 20794 (Jessup, 44.9%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Howard 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 Howard County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	20759	Fulton	53.2%	6,624	1,993	2,393
2	21029	Clarksville	51.4%	13,607	4,056	4,113
3	20794	Jessup	44.9%	16,814	3,928	4,565
4	21738	Glenwood	44.2%	3,696	1,121	1,092
5	21075	Elkridge	42.7%	37,363	13,038	13,707
6	21794	West Friendship	41.4%	2,192	660	829
7	21737	Glenelg	40.9%	2,474	739	634
8	21784	Sykesville	40.7%	39,258	13,416	14,941
9	21042	Ellicott City	40.2%	43,327	15,099	16,083
10	20777	Highland	39.9%	3,221	1,097	1,193
11	21043	Ellicott City	39.4%	48,525	17,568	18,948
12	21797	Woodbine	36.9%	8,643	2,849	3,313
13	20723	Laurel	36.2%	36,866	12,497	13,160
14	21036	Dayton	35.7%	2,569	882	790
15	21771	Mount Airy	35.1%	33,031	11,226	11,089
16	21104	Marriottsville	34.6%	6,052	2,097	2,277
17	21163	Woodstock	32.4%	7,539	2,680	2,794
18	20763	Savage	31.9%	2,601	1,142	1,049
19	21045	Columbia	31.4%	40,034	15,414	15,244
20	21046	Columbia	31.3%	15,608	6,165	6,431
21	21076	Hanover	27.8%	24,268	9,785	11,395
22	21044	Columbia	26.1%	44,114	18,293	20,280

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; 22 of 24 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 24,136 households, on 45 carrier routes with 25,870 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 Howard County has the highest share of households with children?: 20759 (Fulton), at 53.2%, among 22 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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