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

28613 (Conover), at 36.2%, among 11 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 Catawba County, NC

These are the 11 ZIP codes in Catawba County with the highest share of households with children, out of 11 with at least 1,000 residents. 28613 (Conover, 36.2%), 28650 (Maiden, 33.9%) and 28602 (Hickory, 31.3%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Catawba 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 Catawba County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	28613	Conover	36.2%	23,357	9,429	9,932
2	28650	Maiden	33.9%	12,746	4,827	6,064
3	28602	Hickory	31.3%	31,113	12,005	13,331
4	28168	Vale	29.3%	10,484	4,324	4,515
5	28609	Catawba	29.3%	6,615	2,941	2,991
6	28658	Newton	29.2%	26,336	10,369	11,523
7	28610	Claremont	29.0%	10,192	4,357	3,987
8	28601	Hickory	28.4%	53,329	21,727	24,899
9	28037	Denver	27.1%	28,768	11,485	14,356
10	28682	Terrell	25.7%	1,701	637	993
11	28673	Sherrills Ford	21.9%	6,874	3,184	4,652

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; 11 of 11 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 33,526 households, on 57 carrier routes with 36,833 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 Catawba County has the highest share of households with children?: 28613 (Conover), at 36.2%, among 11 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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