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

28270 (Charlotte), at 38.5%, among 29 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 Mecklenburg County, NC

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Mecklenburg County with the highest share of households with children, out of 29 with at least 1,000 residents. 28270 (Charlotte, 38.5%), 28078 (Huntersville, 36.6%) and 28278 (Charlotte, 36.5%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	28270	Charlotte	38.5%	32,448	12,148	13,491
2	28078	Huntersville	36.6%	71,657	27,774	32,545
3	28278	Charlotte	36.5%	37,420	13,640	17,111
4	28277	Charlotte	36.1%	73,882	28,944	32,984
5	28036	Davidson	35.4%	22,963	7,847	9,017
6	28226	Charlotte	34.9%	39,381	15,651	17,824
7	28215	Charlotte	34.4%	66,674	24,260	28,969
8	28134	Pineville	34.2%	13,245	5,055	6,282
9	28214	Charlotte	34.1%	43,837	15,121	19,096
10	28212	Charlotte	33.7%	42,440	15,649	17,589
11	28273	Charlotte	33.3%	50,966	18,996	21,463
12	28269	Charlotte	32.9%	79,586	31,766	37,613
13	28105	Matthews	32.5%	46,817	17,285	20,503
14	28227	Charlotte	31.6%	60,482	21,910	23,756
15	28211	Charlotte	31.3%	33,925	13,602	15,558
16	28031	Cornelius	29.8%	31,733	13,425	14,499
17	28217	Charlotte	28.2%	32,064	12,952	19,094
18	28210	Charlotte	27.4%	47,359	20,684	22,519
19	28216	Charlotte	27.2%	57,507	23,858	27,138
20	28213	Charlotte	26.5%	45,904	18,636	22,597
21	28262	Charlotte	25.2%	50,003	22,529	30,007
22	28208	Charlotte	25.1%	40,197	16,548	21,067
23	28207	Charlotte	23.8%	9,527	4,129	4,323
24	28205	Charlotte	22.7%	51,806	23,357	26,964
25	28209	Charlotte	18.8%	24,331	12,793	15,282

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; 29 of 34 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 90,353 households, on 149 carrier routes with 105,148 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 Mecklenburg County has the highest share of households with children?: 28270 (Charlotte), at 38.5%, among 29 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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