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

27562 (New Hill), at 51.1%, among 34 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 Wake County, NC

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Wake County with the highest share of households with children, out of 34 with at least 1,000 residents. 27562 (New Hill, 51.1%), 27540 (Holly Springs, 49.8%) and 27571 (Rolesville, 46.7%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Wake 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 Wake County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	27562	New Hill	51.1%	5,659	1,772	2,499
2	27540	Holly Springs	49.8%	47,771	15,996	19,396
3	27571	Rolesville	46.7%	9,095	3,056	3,951
4	27519	Cary	46.4%	69,836	24,513	28,244
5	27502	Apex	45.9%	48,530	17,368	20,721
6	27545	Knightdale	44.0%	34,163	12,089	15,372
7	27539	Apex	43.2%	25,878	8,709	10,764
8	27523	Apex	43.0%	20,269	7,905	10,043
9	27592	Willow Spring	41.9%	21,114	7,086	7,629
10	27587	Wake Forest	37.1%	82,886	29,545	35,981
11	27616	Raleigh	36.9%	63,520	23,949	27,343
12	27526	Fuquay Varina	36.9%	61,588	22,625	30,859
13	27522	Creedmoor	36.5%	13,083	4,989	5,648
14	27610	Raleigh	35.9%	81,419	28,807	33,008
15	27591	Wendell	34.8%	29,838	10,751	13,824
16	27560	Morrisville	34.1%	40,792	16,790	18,842
17	27614	Raleigh	33.8%	34,226	13,747	15,018
18	27597	Zebulon	33.7%	30,184	10,976	15,101
19	27608	Raleigh	32.1%	12,604	5,375	5,763
20	27613	Raleigh	31.0%	45,235	18,982	20,277
21	27513	Cary	30.4%	46,979	19,966	20,920
22	27615	Raleigh	28.9%	46,019	19,274	19,944
23	27529	Garner	28.5%	55,242	21,417	26,116
24	27511	Cary	26.0%	33,221	13,557	15,095
25	27604	Raleigh	25.7%	44,514	18,867	22,006

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; 34 of 36 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 62,705 households, on 102 carrier routes with 74,811 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 Wake County has the highest share of households with children?: 27562 (New Hill), at 51.1%, among 34 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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