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

88072 (Vado), at 49.1%, among 17 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 Doña Ana County, NM

These are the 17 ZIP codes in Doña Ana County with the highest share of households with children, out of 17 with at least 1,000 residents. 88072 (Vado, 49.1%), 88081 (Chaparral, 46.0%) and 87937 (Hatch, 45.8%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Doña Ana 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 Doña Ana County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	88072	Vado	49.1%	2,608	782	—
2	88081	Chaparral	46.0%	19,663	5,060	—
3	87937	Hatch	45.8%	2,990	923	—
4	88008	Santa Teresa	43.5%	12,623	4,295	4,462
5	79835	Canutillo	42.9%	11,440	3,616	3,942
6	88063	Sunland Park	40.4%	10,881	3,387	—
7	88002	White Sands Missile Range	37.9%	1,609	414	448
8	88021	Anthony	35.6%	16,298	5,597	—
9	79922	El Paso	34.2%	6,800	2,696	3,016
10	88012	Las Cruces	33.8%	33,158	12,061	14,893
11	88007	Las Cruces	32.1%	26,254	9,769	—
12	88048	Mesquite	30.5%	3,247	1,207	476
13	88047	Mesilla Park	30.3%	1,660	588	—
14	88001	Las Cruces	23.8%	37,690	15,602	—
15	88005	Las Cruces	22.9%	27,509	11,290	—
16	88044	La Mesa	22.4%	2,618	940	909
17	88011	Las Cruces	21.0%	33,064	14,500	—

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; 17 of 26 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 14,676 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 Doña Ana County has the highest share of households with children?: 88072 (Vado), at 49.1%, among 17 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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