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

12173 (Stuyvesant), at 35.9%, among 20 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 Columbia County, NY

These are the 20 ZIP codes in Columbia County with the highest share of households with children, out of 20 with at least 1,000 residents. 12173 (Stuyvesant, 35.9%), 12565 (Philmont, 35.4%) and 12075 (Ghent, 33.2%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Columbia 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 Columbia County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	12173	Stuyvesant	35.9%	2,099	740	712
2	12565	Philmont	35.4%	1,439	579	32
3	12075	Ghent	33.2%	3,248	1,171	1,244
4	12521	Craryville	29.7%	2,056	878	834
5	12184	Valatie	28.9%	7,787	2,971	2,756
6	12060	East Chatham	26.0%	1,859	796	660
7	12571	Red Hook	24.1%	10,108	4,256	4,268
8	12037	Chatham	23.3%	3,926	1,839	1,758
9	12583	Tivoli	23.3%	1,994	876	858
10	12529	Hillsdale	21.3%	2,410	1,192	1,399
11	12526	Germantown	21.2%	3,548	1,546	1,418
12	12567	Pine Plains	20.8%	2,695	1,107	1,146
13	12534	Hudson	20.7%	17,176	7,949	7,526
14	12546	Millerton	19.8%	2,706	1,149	1,064
15	12516	Copake	18.5%	1,925	742	735
16	12106	Kinderhook	17.8%	1,864	940	783
17	12136	Old Chatham	16.6%	1,043	464	437
18	12523	Elizaville	15.3%	1,908	889	894
19	12125	New Lebanon	12.7%	1,141	496	486
20	12029	Canaan	12.2%	1,069	523	463

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; 20 of 36 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 6,339 households, on 14 carrier routes with 5,578 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 Columbia County has the highest share of households with children?: 12173 (Stuyvesant), at 35.9%, among 20 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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