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

27013 (Cleveland), at 36.6%, among 15 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 Rowan County, NC

These are the 15 ZIP codes in Rowan County with the highest share of households with children, out of 15 with at least 1,000 residents. 27013 (Cleveland, 36.6%), 28115 (Mooresville, 36.4%) and 28081 (Kannapolis, 32.5%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Rowan 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 Rowan County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	27013	Cleveland	36.6%	6,575	2,360	2,608
2	28115	Mooresville	36.4%	43,544	16,237	20,336
3	28081	Kannapolis	32.5%	29,075	11,581	13,652
4	28147	Salisbury	32.4%	25,812	9,555	11,530
5	28071	Gold Hill	32.3%	4,219	1,572	1,354
6	28023	China Grove	31.6%	15,495	6,081	6,914
7	28137	Richfield	31.5%	2,664	987	1,277
8	28088	Landis	30.9%	3,054	1,283	1,509
9	28146	Salisbury	29.4%	31,292	12,649	13,984
10	28138	Rockwell	28.8%	10,271	4,178	4,407
11	28083	Kannapolis	27.1%	28,095	10,930	11,776
12	28144	Salisbury	26.3%	27,977	11,270	11,410
13	28125	Mount Ulla	25.7%	2,765	1,045	1,294
14	28159	Spencer	23.8%	3,250	1,321	1,343
15	27054	Woodleaf	18.6%	1,931	942	1,093

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; 15 of 18 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 41,305 households, on 70 carrier routes with 49,480 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 Rowan County has the highest share of households with children?: 27013 (Cleveland), at 36.6%, among 15 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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