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

27540 (Holly Springs), at 49.8%, 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 Harnett County, NC

These are the 14 ZIP codes in Harnett County with the highest share of households with children, out of 14 with at least 1,000 residents. 27540 (Holly Springs, 49.8%), 28326 (Cameron, 46.8%) and 27505 (Broadway, 42.0%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Harnett 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 Harnett County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	27540	Holly Springs	49.8%	47,771	15,996	19,396
2	28326	Cameron	46.8%	26,068	8,476	9,840
3	27505	Broadway	42.0%	8,152	2,829	3,074
4	28323	Bunnlevel	41.1%	4,758	1,729	1,892
5	28390	Spring Lake	37.0%	24,000	8,747	10,747
6	27526	Fuquay Varina	36.9%	61,588	22,625	30,859
7	27501	Angier	36.3%	24,806	9,023	11,200
8	28356	Linden	34.9%	6,579	2,473	2,353
9	27332	Sanford	31.7%	36,947	13,513	14,702
10	27546	Lillington	31.7%	21,419	7,515	9,268
11	28334	Dunn	28.9%	22,873	9,051	11,088
12	27521	Coats	26.5%	6,549	2,627	2,636
13	28339	Erwin	22.8%	6,894	2,807	3,040
14	27506	Buies Creek	0.0%	1,056	6	—

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 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 37,777 households, on 65 carrier routes with 44,949 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 Harnett County has the highest share of households with children?: 27540 (Holly Springs), at 49.8%, 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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