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

07078 (Short Hills), at 62.6%, among 31 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 Essex County, NJ

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Essex County with the highest share of households with children, out of 31 with at least 1,000 residents. 07078 (Short Hills, 62.6%), 07040 (Maplewood, 47.9%) and 07028 (Glen Ridge, 45.4%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Essex 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 Essex County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	07078	Short Hills	62.6%	14,613	4,519	4,676
2	07040	Maplewood	47.9%	25,613	8,662	9,102
3	07028	Glen Ridge	45.4%	8,022	2,533	2,720
4	07021	Essex Fells	45.3%	2,361	752	795
5	07050	Orange	45.1%	34,181	12,099	13,200
6	07043	Montclair	43.6%	13,256	4,258	4,338
7	07039	Livingston	42.9%	31,488	10,451	11,499
8	07041	Millburn	41.7%	7,532	2,637	2,819
9	07105	Newark	40.7%	57,093	19,099	16,683
10	07107	Newark	37.7%	43,293	15,184	12,588
11	07106	Newark	36.2%	36,383	12,944	10,403
12	07108	Newark	36.1%	28,790	11,383	9,023
13	07103	Newark	35.4%	37,293	12,878	12,153
14	07079	South Orange	34.4%	18,539	6,113	6,496
15	07052	West Orange	33.2%	48,620	17,184	18,389
16	07104	Newark	32.4%	52,266	20,207	18,286
17	07009	Cedar Grove	32.1%	13,535	4,992	5,090
18	07112	Newark	31.2%	29,456	11,263	9,672
19	07044	Verona	30.9%	14,545	5,829	5,981
20	07006	Caldwell	30.8%	26,654	10,074	10,205
21	07017	East Orange	30.2%	40,910	15,916	15,682
22	07110	Nutley	30.2%	29,980	11,914	11,806
23	07042	Montclair	29.7%	27,326	11,549	11,405
24	07114	Newark	29.5%	13,670	4,401	4,152
25	07004	Fairfield	29.0%	7,824	3,039	3,099

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; 31 of 31 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 28,565 households, on 69 carrier routes with 30,493 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 Essex County has the highest share of households with children?: 07078 (Short Hills), at 62.6%, among 31 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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