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

11219 (Brooklyn), at 47.2%, among 181 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 New York, NY

These are the 25 ZIP codes in New York, NY with the highest share of households with children, out of 181 with at least 1,000 residents. 11219 (Brooklyn, 47.2%), 11433 (Jamaica, 41.9%) and 11208 (Brooklyn, 40.3%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in New York; 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 New York

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	11219	Brooklyn	47.2%	94,196	24,507	23,445
2	11433	Jamaica	41.9%	37,884	11,214	10,570
3	11208	Brooklyn	40.3%	105,428	34,395	25,721
4	10069	New York	40.0%	6,509	2,934	4,182
5	10457	Bronx	39.3%	79,543	27,686	28,619
6	10455	Bronx	39.3%	44,801	16,587	16,398
7	10474	Bronx	39.2%	11,270	3,899	3,983
8	11368	Corona	38.9%	105,716	30,079	22,175
9	11204	Brooklyn	38.8%	79,800	24,896	23,073
10	10307	Staten Island	38.5%	15,512	5,211	4,284
11	11220	Brooklyn	38.3%	90,652	28,420	22,527
12	10310	Staten Island	38.1%	25,672	8,921	7,884
13	10303	Staten Island	37.9%	26,497	8,778	7,668
14	10459	Bronx	37.8%	48,270	17,982	19,077
15	10308	Staten Island	37.3%	30,568	10,510	8,955
16	11436	Jamaica	37.3%	22,527	6,568	5,227
17	10472	Bronx	37.1%	64,011	22,224	20,668
18	10282	New York	37.1%	5,887	2,353	2,713
19	10466	Bronx	36.3%	71,116	24,930	20,263
20	11001	Floral Park	36.2%	25,493	8,638	8,662
21	11413	Springfield Gardens	36.1%	45,965	14,014	10,663
22	11416	Ozone Park	35.6%	25,919	7,535	4,750
23	10456	Bronx	35.3%	87,533	32,645	32,598
24	10453	Bronx	35.2%	76,282	28,279	29,277
25	10302	Staten Island	35.1%	19,030	6,056	5,467

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; 181 of 212 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 100,736 households, on 105 carrier routes with 92,537 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 New York has the highest share of households with children?: 11219 (Brooklyn), at 47.2%, among 181 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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