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

12211 (Albany), at 32.6%, among 11 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 Albany, NY

These are the 11 ZIP codes in Albany, NY with the highest share of households with children, out of 11 with at least 1,000 residents. 12211 (Albany, 32.6%), 12202 (Albany, 27.2%) and 12209 (Albany, 26.9%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Albany; 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 Albany

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	12211	Albany	32.6%	14,383	4,328	4,592
2	12202	Albany	27.2%	10,166	4,727	4,328
3	12209	Albany	26.9%	10,626	4,323	4,348
4	12205	Albany	22.6%	25,838	11,574	12,209
5	12206	Albany	22.4%	14,572	6,522	7,373
6	12204	Albany	18.9%	7,812	3,616	4,138
7	12203	Albany	17.0%	30,771	13,810	13,840
8	12208	Albany	14.6%	23,289	10,584	10,405
9	12210	Albany	12.3%	10,297	5,836	5,733
10	12207	Albany	7.1%	1,988	1,379	2,236
11	12222	Albany	0.0%	6,889	97	—

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; 11 of 12 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 31,474 households, on 60 carrier routes with 32,850 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 Albany has the highest share of households with children?: 12211 (Albany), at 32.6%, among 11 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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