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

28270 (Charlotte), at 38.5%, among 26 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 Charlotte, NC

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Charlotte, NC with the highest share of households with children, out of 26 with at least 1,000 residents. 28270 (Charlotte, 38.5%), 28278 (Charlotte, 36.5%) and 28277 (Charlotte, 36.1%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Charlotte; 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 Charlotte

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	28270	Charlotte	38.5%	32,448	12,148	13,491
2	28278	Charlotte	36.5%	37,420	13,640	17,111
3	28277	Charlotte	36.1%	73,882	28,944	32,984
4	28226	Charlotte	34.9%	39,381	15,651	17,824
5	28215	Charlotte	34.4%	66,674	24,260	28,988
6	28134	Pineville	34.2%	13,245	5,055	6,282
7	28214	Charlotte	34.1%	43,837	15,121	19,096
8	28212	Charlotte	33.7%	42,440	15,649	17,589
9	28273	Charlotte	33.3%	50,966	18,996	21,463
10	28269	Charlotte	32.9%	79,586	31,766	37,665
11	28105	Matthews	32.5%	46,817	17,285	20,503
12	28227	Charlotte	31.6%	60,482	21,910	23,756
13	28211	Charlotte	31.3%	33,925	13,602	15,558
14	28217	Charlotte	28.2%	32,064	12,952	19,094
15	28210	Charlotte	27.4%	47,359	20,684	22,519
16	28216	Charlotte	27.2%	57,507	23,858	27,138
17	28213	Charlotte	26.5%	45,904	18,636	22,489
18	28262	Charlotte	25.2%	50,003	22,529	30,375
19	28208	Charlotte	25.1%	40,197	16,548	21,067
20	28207	Charlotte	23.8%	9,527	4,129	4,323
21	28205	Charlotte	22.7%	51,806	23,357	26,964
22	28209	Charlotte	18.8%	24,331	12,793	15,282
23	28206	Charlotte	16.1%	15,375	7,126	11,308
24	28203	Charlotte	10.5%	18,823	11,038	16,647
25	28204	Charlotte	10.3%	9,314	5,582	6,533

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; 26 of 31 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 94,643 households, on 155 carrier routes with 110,398 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 Charlotte has the highest share of households with children?: 28270 (Charlotte), at 38.5%, among 26 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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