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

43217 (Columbus), at 61.5%, among 43 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 Franklin County, OH

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Franklin County with the highest share of households with children, out of 43 with at least 1,000 residents. 43217 (Columbus, 61.5%), 43004 (Blacklick, 40.7%) and 43146 (Orient, 38.7%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Franklin 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 Franklin County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	43217	Columbus	61.5%	2,091	736	869
2	43004	Blacklick	40.7%	31,477	11,419	12,192
3	43146	Orient	38.7%	13,387	3,845	3,480
4	43017	Dublin	38.5%	41,613	16,148	17,423
5	43026	Hilliard	37.2%	65,238	24,801	27,567
6	43223	Columbus	36.4%	28,187	9,655	10,514
7	43232	Columbus	36.1%	47,364	18,488	19,037
8	43219	Columbus	35.9%	32,338	12,076	13,815
9	43054	New Albany	35.7%	27,594	10,918	11,930
10	43224	Columbus	34.9%	44,319	17,413	17,404
11	43231	Columbus	34.7%	23,009	8,521	9,263
12	43211	Columbus	34.5%	22,313	8,475	—
13	43085	Columbus	34.4%	26,601	10,727	10,923
14	43119	Galloway	33.8%	29,660	11,257	12,410
15	43068	Reynoldsburg	33.7%	60,148	24,649	24,505
16	43016	Dublin	33.2%	46,362	19,048	21,014
17	43229	Columbus	33.1%	55,020	21,784	21,571
18	43137	Lockbourne	32.9%	2,415	1,048	1,728
19	43110	Canal Winchester	32.5%	43,544	17,163	19,345
20	43228	Columbus	32.0%	59,077	24,653	25,553
21	43221	Columbus	31.7%	35,293	14,953	14,785
22	43213	Columbus	31.6%	36,273	15,861	—
23	43123	Grove City	30.1%	67,626	27,188	29,704
24	43081	Westerville	29.7%	65,020	27,397	31,243
25	43227	Columbus	29.6%	25,358	10,190	8,747

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; 43 of 46 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 56,949 households, on 87 carrier routes with 61,531 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 Franklin County has the highest share of households with children?: 43217 (Columbus), at 61.5%, among 43 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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