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

03258 (Chichester), at 37.5%, among 23 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 Merrimack County, NH

These are the 23 ZIP codes in Merrimack County with the highest share of households with children, out of 23 with at least 1,000 residents. 03258 (Chichester, 37.5%), 03304 (Bow, 37.3%) and 03046 (Dunbarton, 34.8%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Merrimack 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 Merrimack County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	03258	Chichester	37.5%	2,721	1,038	1,069
2	03304	Bow	37.3%	8,335	2,858	3,007
3	03046	Dunbarton	34.8%	3,097	1,194	1,224
4	03229	Contoocook	31.5%	6,046	2,127	2,330
5	03224	Canterbury	30.5%	2,392	946	956
6	03234	Epsom	30.2%	4,939	1,926	1,918
7	03275	Suncook	30.0%	12,205	4,791	5,360
8	03276	Tilton	28.9%	9,015	3,573	3,491
9	03221	Bradford	28.6%	2,200	879	697
10	03106	Hooksett	28.4%	15,032	5,475	6,002
11	03263	Pittsfield	28.0%	4,105	1,762	1,722
12	03268	Salisbury	27.9%	1,468	596	439
13	03278	Warner	26.4%	3,079	1,248	1,193
14	03303	Concord	25.7%	16,571	6,700	7,057
15	03242	Henniker	24.9%	6,197	2,121	1,556
16	03235	Franklin	24.8%	8,903	3,637	3,969
17	03287	Wilmot	23.9%	1,487	658	494
18	03301	Concord	22.8%	33,995	13,856	13,331
19	03307	Loudon	21.6%	5,724	2,248	2,259
20	03216	Andover	20.8%	2,046	842	896
21	03255	Newbury	20.5%	2,015	800	880
22	03230	Danbury	20.3%	1,451	649	549
23	03257	New London	18.7%	4,484	1,650	1,340

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; 23 of 28 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 8,163 households, on 19 carrier routes with 8,586 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 Merrimack County has the highest share of households with children?: 03258 (Chichester), at 37.5%, among 23 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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