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

49338 (Paris), at 41.4%, among 13 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 Mecosta County, MI

These are the 13 ZIP codes in Mecosta County with the highest share of households with children, out of 13 with at least 1,000 residents. 49338 (Paris, 41.4%), 48850 (Lakeview, 35.8%) and 49336 (Morley, 35.3%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Mecosta 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 Mecosta County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	49338	Paris	41.4%	1,971	710	818
2	48850	Lakeview	35.8%	4,659	1,639	1,831
3	49336	Morley	35.3%	4,860	1,540	1,641
4	49310	Blanchard	31.9%	3,183	1,059	1,128
5	49340	Remus	27.2%	2,437	1,071	1,243
6	49639	Hersey	24.8%	2,634	1,145	—
7	49342	Rodney	24.7%	1,527	700	754
8	49631	Evart	23.4%	5,765	2,461	—
9	49679	Sears	23.2%	1,375	573	—
10	49307	Big Rapids	22.9%	18,407	7,137	—
11	49346	Stanwood	20.9%	5,553	2,441	3,055
12	49332	Mecosta	20.8%	3,044	1,433	1,462
13	49305	Barryton	18.9%	2,378	1,057	—

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; 13 of 14 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 6,019 households, on 15 carrier routes with 6,661 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 Mecosta County has the highest share of households with children?: 49338 (Paris), at 41.4%, among 13 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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