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

08836 (Martinsville), at 48.9%, among 25 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 Somerset County, NJ

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Somerset County with the highest share of households with children, out of 25 with at least 1,000 residents. 08836 (Martinsville, 48.9%), 07063 (Plainfield, 48.8%) and 08502 (Belle Mead, 48.6%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Somerset 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 Somerset County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	08836	Martinsville	48.9%	3,855	1,261	1,360
2	07063	Plainfield	48.8%	14,235	3,931	3,818
3	08502	Belle Mead	48.6%	11,849	3,983	4,035
4	07062	Plainfield	43.9%	15,399	4,843	5,287
5	07060	Plainfield	39.4%	48,363	14,951	15,037
6	07059	Warren	39.3%	16,811	5,597	6,486
7	07920	Basking Ridge	38.4%	28,753	10,770	10,874
8	08558	Skillman	38.3%	7,648	2,767	3,164
9	07924	Bernardsville	36.6%	7,713	2,610	2,743
10	08540	Princeton	36.4%	50,388	18,609	20,795
11	08853	Neshanic Station	36.2%	5,634	1,984	1,933
12	08805	Bound Brook	35.8%	14,066	5,285	5,396
13	08807	Bridgewater	35.4%	39,560	14,195	14,604
14	08812	Dunellen	34.7%	14,224	4,730	5,368
15	07069	Watchung	34.2%	6,623	2,412	2,444
16	08844	Hillsborough	33.8%	44,463	16,497	16,394
17	08880	South Bound Brook	29.6%	4,867	1,780	1,927
18	08873	Somerset	28.6%	56,327	21,831	21,532
19	07934	Gladstone	28.4%	1,293	514	471
20	07931	Far Hills	28.3%	2,985	1,191	1,209
21	08823	Franklin Park	26.9%	8,884	3,437	3,844
22	08876	Somerville	24.9%	23,380	9,885	11,060
23	08835	Manville	24.5%	10,921	4,424	3,761
24	08869	Raritan	20.6%	8,368	3,326	3,464
25	07921	Bedminster	15.2%	7,700	3,942	4,158

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; 25 of 32 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 28,969 households, on 60 carrier routes with 29,537 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 Somerset County has the highest share of households with children?: 08836 (Martinsville), at 48.9%, among 25 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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