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

27562 (New Hill), at 51.1%, 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 Chatham County, NC

These are the 13 ZIP codes in Chatham County with the highest share of households with children, out of 13 with at least 1,000 residents. 27562 (New Hill, 51.1%), 27502 (Apex, 45.9%) and 27523 (Apex, 43.0%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Chatham 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 Chatham County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	27562	New Hill	51.1%	5,659	1,772	2,499
2	27502	Apex	45.9%	48,530	17,368	20,721
3	27523	Apex	43.0%	20,269	7,905	10,043
4	27344	Siler City	36.9%	19,198	7,345	7,240
5	27516	Chapel Hill	32.9%	47,358	17,503	18,931
6	27207	Bear Creek	28.6%	4,367	1,631	1,586
7	27713	Durham	27.5%	59,197	25,689	27,693
8	27355	Staley	25.3%	2,291	972	1,106
9	27517	Chapel Hill	23.8%	29,564	12,608	14,923
10	27208	Bennett	22.5%	1,979	812	723
11	27312	Pittsboro	22.4%	23,341	10,292	13,054
12	27559	Moncure	22.4%	2,312	992	1,066
13	27252	Goldston	20.8%	1,425	620	644

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 15 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 51,893 households, on 88 carrier routes with 59,434 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 Chatham County has the highest share of households with children?: 27562 (New Hill), at 51.1%, 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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