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

28748 (Leicester), at 33.8%, among 15 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 Buncombe County, NC

These are the 15 ZIP codes in Buncombe County with the highest share of households with children, out of 15 with at least 1,000 residents. 28748 (Leicester, 33.8%), 28701 (Alexander, 29.8%) and 28715 (Candler, 28.6%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Buncombe 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 Buncombe County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	28748	Leicester	33.8%	12,230	4,094	5,635
2	28701	Alexander	29.8%	5,786	1,710	2,030
3	28715	Candler	28.6%	30,328	10,561	13,118
4	28732	Fletcher	28.2%	19,279	7,326	8,728
5	28704	Arden	27.6%	24,138	8,810	13,148
6	28778	Swannanoa	27.6%	13,536	3,931	4,765
7	28806	Asheville	25.7%	43,433	16,604	22,547
8	28804	Asheville	21.4%	25,776	9,135	11,599
9	28787	Weaverville	20.9%	22,809	8,719	11,059
10	28730	Fairview	20.6%	7,605	2,981	4,327
11	28803	Asheville	20.2%	33,718	13,459	18,281
12	28805	Asheville	18.1%	19,993	8,224	9,888
13	28711	Black Mountain	17.2%	12,663	5,107	7,180
14	28709	Barnardsville	17.0%	2,260	959	843
15	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; 15 of 17 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 32,501 households, on 56 carrier routes with 42,659 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 Buncombe County has the highest share of households with children?: 28748 (Leicester), at 33.8%, among 15 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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