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

28806 (Asheville), at 25.7%, among 5 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 Asheville, NC

These are the 5 ZIP codes in Asheville, NC with the highest share of households with children, out of 5 with at least 1,000 residents. 28806 (Asheville, 25.7%), 28804 (Asheville, 21.4%) and 28803 (Asheville, 20.2%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Asheville; 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 Asheville

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	28806	Asheville	25.7%	43,433	16,604	22,547
2	28804	Asheville	21.4%	25,776	9,135	11,599
3	28803	Asheville	20.2%	33,718	13,459	18,281
4	28805	Asheville	18.1%	19,993	8,224	9,888
5	28801	Asheville	15.3%	14,691	6,247	8,596

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; 5 of 5 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 53,669 households, on 116 carrier routes with 70,911 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 Asheville has the highest share of households with children?: 28806 (Asheville), at 25.7%, among 5 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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