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

87121 (Albuquerque), at 43.6%, 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 Bernalillo County, NM

These are the 23 ZIP codes in Bernalillo County with the highest share of households with children, out of 23 with at least 1,000 residents. 87121 (Albuquerque, 43.6%), 87116 (Albuquerque, 33.5%) and 87114 (Albuquerque, 33.1%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Bernalillo 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 Bernalillo County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	87121	Albuquerque	43.6%	75,510	25,639	—
2	87116	Albuquerque	33.5%	3,865	1,443	1,867
3	87114	Albuquerque	33.1%	70,117	27,726	28,088
4	87105	Albuquerque	30.9%	54,367	18,981	—
5	87122	Albuquerque	30.9%	18,578	7,027	7,781
6	87113	Albuquerque	30.0%	16,074	6,779	—
7	87120	Albuquerque	27.4%	66,097	26,675	27,576
8	87059	Tijeras	27.2%	10,241	4,122	—
9	87015	Edgewood	25.9%	14,443	5,945	—
10	87068	Bosque Farms	25.4%	5,432	2,067	1,863
11	87104	Albuquerque	25.3%	12,853	5,811	6,229
12	87112	Albuquerque	22.4%	44,250	19,297	19,505
13	87107	Albuquerque	22.3%	27,566	12,717	—
14	87047	Sandia Park	21.3%	5,402	2,264	—
15	87026	Laguna	21.1%	1,567	417	714
16	87123	Albuquerque	20.8%	42,252	19,320	—
17	87110	Albuquerque	20.7%	39,685	18,332	18,866
18	87111	Albuquerque	19.5%	57,085	27,303	—
19	87108	Albuquerque	19.0%	36,331	17,064	17,877
20	87106	Albuquerque	17.0%	26,953	12,357	13,342
21	87109	Albuquerque	16.7%	39,324	19,698	—
22	87008	Cedar Crest	16.4%	2,520	1,196	919
23	87102	Albuquerque	12.9%	20,123	10,516	10,865

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 27 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 80,816 households. 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 Bernalillo County has the highest share of households with children?: 87121 (Albuquerque), at 43.6%, 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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