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

28043 (Forest City), at 33.5%, among 9 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 Rutherford County, NC

These are the 9 ZIP codes in Rutherford County with the highest share of households with children, out of 9 with at least 1,000 residents. 28043 (Forest City, 33.5%), 28114 (Mooresboro, 31.4%) and 28040 (Ellenboro, 25.5%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	28043	Forest City	33.5%	20,930	8,271	8,873
2	28114	Mooresboro	31.4%	7,104	2,762	3,147
3	28040	Ellenboro	25.5%	6,961	2,844	3,111
4	28167	Union Mills	23.2%	2,253	933	1,356
5	28139	Rutherfordton	22.9%	20,008	8,124	8,893
6	28020	Casar	22.2%	2,240	855	1,098
7	28160	Spindale	17.4%	3,665	1,623	1,755
8	28018	Bostic	15.7%	5,034	2,227	2,403
9	28746	Lake Lure	12.6%	2,744	1,397	2,327

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; 9 of 14 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 22,934 households, on 43 carrier routes with 25,380 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 Rutherford County has the highest share of households with children?: 28043 (Forest City), at 33.5%, among 9 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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