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

28470 (Shallotte), at 27.9%, 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 Brunswick County, NC

These are the 13 ZIP codes in Brunswick County with the highest share of households with children, out of 13 with at least 1,000 residents. 28470 (Shallotte, 27.9%), 28422 (Bolivia, 27.3%) and 28479 (Winnabow, 27.1%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Brunswick 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 Brunswick County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	28470	Shallotte	27.9%	11,219	5,161	6,731
2	28422	Bolivia	27.3%	10,059	4,092	7,320
3	28479	Winnabow	27.1%	6,581	2,624	3,896
4	28452	Brunswick County	25.9%	1,152	406	178
5	28420	Ash	25.6%	2,658	1,163	1,861
6	28451	Leland	24.2%	46,933	20,222	27,775
7	28456	Riegelwood	23.3%	3,860	1,531	1,575
8	28462	Supply	21.7%	12,340	5,522	8,799
9	28469	Ocean Isle Beach	14.3%	10,404	4,719	7,242
10	28461	Southport	12.0%	23,762	11,150	14,114
11	28465	Oak Island	10.0%	8,756	4,426	7,714
12	28468	Sunset Beach	8.0%	5,154	2,642	5,339
13	28467	Calabash	6.8%	13,313	6,917	10,690

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 13 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 13,446 households, on 33 carrier routes with 19,986 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 Brunswick County has the highest share of households with children?: 28470 (Shallotte), at 27.9%, 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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