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

14085 (Lake View), at 38.7%, among 59 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 Erie County, NY

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Erie County with the highest share of households with children, out of 59 with at least 1,000 residents. 14085 (Lake View, 38.7%), 14211 (Buffalo, 37.3%) and 14207 (Buffalo, 37.1%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Erie 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 Erie County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	14085	Lake View	38.7%	8,531	3,044	2,975
2	14211	Buffalo	37.3%	24,663	9,671	8,248
3	14207	Buffalo	37.1%	26,327	10,550	9,305
4	14212	Buffalo	36.8%	13,299	4,668	4,421
5	14102	Marilla	33.5%	1,856	665	445
6	14208	Buffalo	33.0%	12,572	4,727	4,044
7	14030	Chaffee	32.8%	2,067	744	624
8	14215	Buffalo	32.1%	42,524	16,733	13,956
9	14051	East Amherst	31.8%	19,739	8,007	8,480
10	14032	Clarence Center	31.7%	10,222	3,823	3,315
11	14111	North Collins	31.3%	3,186	1,306	1,085
12	14141	Springville	30.9%	7,603	3,183	3,267
13	14059	Elma	29.6%	9,138	3,511	3,903
14	14004	Alden	29.4%	11,396	4,122	4,584
15	14213	Buffalo	28.9%	24,107	9,492	8,711
16	14072	Grand Island	28.6%	21,488	8,807	9,215
17	14170	West Falls	28.3%	2,292	898	991
18	14139	South Wales	27.9%	2,113	764	926
19	14091	Lawtons	27.8%	1,316	504	404
20	14086	Lancaster	27.5%	35,635	14,987	14,545
21	14220	Buffalo	27.2%	24,428	10,435	9,490
22	14057	Eden	27.2%	7,972	3,105	3,192
23	14218	Buffalo	27.1%	20,312	8,613	8,087
24	14223	Buffalo	27.0%	22,611	10,383	—
25	14226	Buffalo	26.9%	29,159	12,449	12,776

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; 59 of 70 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 28,598 households, on 46 carrier routes with 25,394 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 Erie County has the highest share of households with children?: 14085 (Lake View), at 38.7%, among 59 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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