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

21856 (Quantico), at 48.8%, 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 Wicomico County, MD

These are the 11 ZIP codes in Wicomico County with the highest share of households with children, out of 11 with at least 1,000 residents. 21856 (Quantico, 48.8%), 21830 (Hebron, 36.5%) and 21826 (Fruitland, 32.3%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Wicomico 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 Wicomico County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	21856	Quantico	48.8%	1,037	377	367
2	21830	Hebron	36.5%	5,200	1,805	1,493
3	21826	Fruitland	32.3%	5,451	1,909	2,257
4	21850	Pittsville	31.1%	3,850	1,609	1,337
5	21874	Willards	30.8%	1,693	666	969
6	21822	Eden	27.2%	2,926	1,108	1,245
7	21875	Delmar	26.9%	7,646	3,173	3,252
8	21804	Salisbury	26.7%	40,430	15,707	17,936
9	21801	Salisbury	26.6%	30,088	11,348	12,397
10	21849	Parsonsburg	26.3%	3,388	1,402	1,311
11	21837	Mardela Springs	22.3%	2,891	1,123	976

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 16 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 6,366 households, on 12 carrier routes with 6,423 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 Wicomico County has the highest share of households with children?: 21856 (Quantico), at 48.8%, 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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