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

27040 (Pfafftown), at 37.0%, among 17 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 Forsyth County, NC

These are the 17 ZIP codes in Forsyth County with the highest share of households with children, out of 17 with at least 1,000 residents. 27040 (Pfafftown, 37.0%), 27023 (Lewisville, 36.0%) and 27105 (Winston Salem, 34.6%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Forsyth 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 Forsyth County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	27040	Pfafftown	37.0%	12,665	4,837	5,474
2	27023	Lewisville	36.0%	14,414	5,405	5,823
3	27105	Winston Salem	34.6%	40,678	15,165	16,329
4	27107	Winston Salem	32.9%	50,769	19,173	19,731
5	27051	Walkertown	31.0%	7,873	3,086	3,731
6	27050	Tobaccoville	29.9%	3,823	1,575	1,713
7	27127	Winston Salem	29.8%	41,443	16,871	17,991
8	27012	Clemmons	28.9%	30,543	12,418	13,234
9	27284	Kernersville	28.7%	58,065	24,410	27,459
10	27052	Walnut Cove	28.1%	10,506	4,150	4,450
11	27106	Winston Salem	25.7%	49,670	20,288	23,174
12	27045	Rural Hall	25.7%	10,863	4,559	4,394
13	27104	Winston Salem	24.9%	31,783	14,479	14,684
14	27103	Winston Salem	22.9%	33,325	16,002	17,859
15	27101	Winston Salem	19.3%	22,973	10,982	12,126
16	27009	Belews Creek	18.9%	2,939	1,192	1,176
17	27019	Germanton	13.1%	3,544	1,779	1,656

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; 17 of 19 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 47,666 households, on 84 carrier routes with 51,088 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 Forsyth County has the highest share of households with children?: 27040 (Pfafftown), at 37.0%, among 17 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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