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

28006 (Alexis), at 34.1%, among 14 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 Gaston County, NC

These are the 14 ZIP codes in Gaston County with the highest share of households with children, out of 14 with at least 1,000 residents. 28006 (Alexis, 34.1%), 28056 (Gastonia, 33.7%) and 28120 (Mount Holly, 32.8%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Gaston 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 Gaston County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	28006	Alexis	34.1%	1,518	596	375
2	28056	Gastonia	33.7%	36,200	14,033	15,581
3	28120	Mount Holly	32.8%	25,805	10,241	10,992
4	28052	Gastonia	32.7%	36,272	13,379	15,338
5	28016	Bessemer City	31.5%	13,109	5,042	6,012
6	28164	Stanley	31.3%	16,874	6,483	6,679
7	28086	Kings Mountain	30.7%	29,460	10,903	11,962
8	28054	Gastonia	30.0%	41,707	17,379	18,252
9	28021	Cherryville	29.0%	13,865	5,570	5,759
10	28034	Dallas	27.4%	18,979	7,674	8,527
11	28012	Belmont	27.3%	26,556	11,141	13,904
12	28033	Crouse	24.3%	3,481	1,403	1,076
13	28032	Cramerton	23.4%	2,869	1,387	1,761
14	28098	Lowell	23.0%	3,851	1,768	1,753

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; 14 of 16 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 43,291 households, on 78 carrier routes with 48,298 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 Gaston County has the highest share of households with children?: 28006 (Alexis), at 34.1%, among 14 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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