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

49620 (Buckley), at 39.0%, among 10 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 Grand Traverse County, MI

These are the 10 ZIP codes in Grand Traverse County with the highest share of households with children, out of 10 with at least 1,000 residents. 49620 (Buckley, 39.0%), 49649 (Kingsley, 37.0%) and 49685 (Traverse City, 32.3%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Grand Traverse 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 Grand Traverse County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	49620	Buckley	39.0%	3,070	1,112	1,047
2	49649	Kingsley	37.0%	7,239	2,418	—
3	49685	Traverse City	32.3%	21,308	8,419	632
4	49690	Williamsburg	32.2%	6,657	2,620	3,275
5	49637	Grawn	31.6%	3,646	1,256	827
6	49696	Traverse City	29.3%	10,477	4,156	4,418
7	49643	Interlochen	25.2%	6,963	2,787	3,135
8	49684	Traverse City	22.7%	21,585	9,429	11,830
9	49686	Traverse City	19.7%	25,492	12,007	13,321
10	49633	Fife Lake	19.3%	3,410	1,588	—

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; 10 of 10 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 15,825 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 Grand Traverse County has the highest share of households with children?: 49620 (Buckley), at 39.0%, among 10 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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