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

49043 (Covert), at 44.5%, among 14 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 Van Buren County, MI

These are the 14 ZIP codes in Van Buren County with the highest share of households with children, out of 14 with at least 1,000 residents. 49043 (Covert, 44.5%), 49056 (Grand Junction, 42.7%) and 49013 (Bangor, 38.4%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Van Buren 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 Van Buren County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	49043	Covert	44.5%	2,102	796	—
2	49056	Grand Junction	42.7%	4,478	1,385	1,773
3	49013	Bangor	38.4%	5,346	1,942	—
4	49071	Mattawan	38.0%	12,198	4,537	—
5	49057	Hartford	33.9%	6,434	2,301	—
6	49079	Paw Paw	31.2%	13,414	5,472	—
7	49055	Gobles	29.3%	5,941	2,478	—
8	49065	Lawton	29.1%	7,092	2,915	—
9	49064	Lawrence	26.1%	3,635	1,469	1,661
10	49098	Watervliet	24.6%	6,215	2,417	2,696
11	49045	Decatur	23.9%	5,321	2,281	—
12	49038	Coloma	22.0%	8,616	3,727	4,341
13	49026	Bloomingdale	19.7%	1,754	741	849
14	49090	South Haven	19.3%	13,250	5,996	6,908

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; 14 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 10,961 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 Van Buren County has the highest share of households with children?: 49043 (Covert), at 44.5%, among 14 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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