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

08701 (Lakewood), at 57.2%, among 29 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 Ocean County, NJ

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Ocean County with the highest share of households with children, out of 29 with at least 1,000 residents. 08701 (Lakewood, 57.2%), 08527 (Jackson, 35.6%) and 08092 (West Creek, 35.3%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Ocean 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 Ocean County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	08701	Lakewood	57.2%	139,149	31,469	31,675
2	08527	Jackson	35.6%	58,991	20,324	21,856
3	08092	West Creek	35.3%	3,119	1,177	1,525
4	08533	New Egypt	33.1%	7,563	2,654	2,924
5	08514	Cream Ridge	33.0%	4,917	1,744	1,791
6	08721	Bayville	31.8%	22,783	8,458	9,083
7	08733	Lakehurst	30.6%	2,816	1,069	964
8	08753	Toms River	29.4%	65,448	25,410	26,216
9	08741	Pine Beach	29.3%	2,709	1,052	1,159
10	08722	Beachwood	28.8%	11,088	4,003	3,900
11	08755	Toms River	28.5%	29,670	10,736	11,307
12	08734	Lanoka Harbor	27.6%	7,879	2,682	2,952
13	08742	Point Pleasant Beach	26.4%	25,732	10,782	12,514
14	08724	Brick	25.9%	42,345	16,734	17,939
15	08723	Brick	25.9%	32,141	13,015	14,025
16	08050	Manahawkin	25.7%	28,053	11,274	12,488
17	08731	Forked River	24.6%	21,629	8,656	9,683
18	08005	Barnegat	24.0%	26,866	11,028	12,649
19	08087	Tuckerton	22.6%	25,342	10,722	11,917
20	08758	Waretown	21.1%	7,868	3,371	4,192
21	08732	Island Heights	19.1%	1,558	708	—
22	08740	Ocean Gate	18.6%	1,599	710	—
23	08738	Mantoloking	13.3%	1,381	592	1,061
24	08751	Seaside Heights	12.2%	4,185	2,211	2,662
25	08757	Toms River	11.7%	36,087	18,094	18,901

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; 29 of 30 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 57,368 households, on 104 carrier routes with 59,771 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 Ocean County has the highest share of households with children?: 08701 (Lakewood), at 57.2%, among 29 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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