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

27616 (Raleigh), at 36.9%, 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 Raleigh, NC

These are the 15 ZIP codes in Raleigh, NC with the highest share of households with children, out of 15 with at least 1,000 residents. 27616 (Raleigh, 36.9%), 27610 (Raleigh, 35.9%) and 27614 (Raleigh, 33.8%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Raleigh; 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 Raleigh

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	27616	Raleigh	36.9%	63,520	23,949	27,343
2	27610	Raleigh	35.9%	81,419	28,807	33,008
3	27614	Raleigh	33.8%	34,226	13,747	15,018
4	27608	Raleigh	32.1%	12,604	5,375	5,763
5	27613	Raleigh	31.0%	45,235	18,982	20,277
6	27615	Raleigh	28.9%	46,019	19,274	19,944
7	27604	Raleigh	25.7%	44,514	18,867	22,006
8	27603	Raleigh	23.4%	53,972	21,942	—
9	27617	Raleigh	21.8%	20,237	10,175	11,538
10	27612	Raleigh	21.5%	41,952	20,162	21,586
11	27609	Raleigh	21.3%	35,573	17,592	20,979
12	27606	Raleigh	18.9%	45,444	19,647	22,409
13	27607	Raleigh	18.6%	28,438	10,441	—
14	27601	Raleigh	17.8%	9,905	4,754	5,704
15	27605	Raleigh	5.3%	6,286	3,754	—

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 17 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 90,860 households, on 147 carrier routes with 101,409 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 Raleigh has the highest share of households with children?: 27616 (Raleigh), at 36.9%, 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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