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

04614 (Blue Hill), at 33.0%, among 18 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 Hancock County, ME

These are the 18 ZIP codes in Hancock County with the highest share of households with children, out of 18 with at least 1,000 residents. 04614 (Blue Hill, 33.0%), 04472 (Orland, 26.4%) and 04429 (Holden, 25.6%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Hancock 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 Hancock County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	04614	Blue Hill	33.0%	2,813	1,308	1,024
2	04472	Orland	26.4%	1,852	890	883
3	04429	Holden	25.6%	5,008	2,235	2,010
4	04605	Ellsworth	24.3%	14,529	6,414	7,111
5	04664	Sullivan	23.9%	1,246	532	536
6	04676	Sedgwick	22.4%	1,130	532	511
7	04476	Penobscot	21.3%	1,154	531	569
8	04679	Southwest Harbor	20.9%	1,553	731	456
9	04416	Bucksport	19.5%	5,497	2,589	2,062
10	04684	Surry	19.5%	1,836	841	737
11	04609	Bar Harbor	18.5%	5,244	2,479	2,870
12	04421	Castine	18.5%	1,362	352	110
13	04607	Gouldsboro	17.6%	1,142	564	565
14	04640	Hancock	17.5%	2,450	1,117	1,115
15	04660	Mount Desert	16.2%	1,072	517	526
16	04634	Franklin	16.1%	2,374	1,055	886
17	04627	Deer Isle	12.7%	2,137	909	768
18	04622	Cherryfield	10.1%	1,050	505	571

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; 18 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 11,379 households, on 21 carrier routes with 11,564 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 Hancock County has the highest share of households with children?: 04614 (Blue Hill), at 33.0%, among 18 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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