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

44011 (Avon), at 36.6%, among 19 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 Lorain County, OH

These are the 19 ZIP codes in Lorain County with the highest share of households with children, out of 19 with at least 1,000 residents. 44011 (Avon, 36.6%), 44889 (Wakeman, 34.3%) and 44851 (New London, 33.2%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Lorain 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 Lorain County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	44011	Avon	36.6%	25,317	9,502	9,491
2	44889	Wakeman	34.3%	7,500	2,752	2,670
3	44851	New London	33.2%	5,038	1,974	2,151
4	44039	North Ridgeville	31.8%	36,780	14,162	15,912
5	44012	Avon Lake	31.2%	25,752	10,896	11,215
6	44052	Lorain	29.6%	28,282	11,980	12,191
7	44050	Lagrange	28.3%	7,059	2,644	2,714
8	44253	Litchfield	26.7%	3,552	1,298	1,391
9	44053	Lorain	26.6%	21,084	8,900	9,817
10	44055	Lorain	26.2%	20,043	8,440	7,712
11	44001	Amherst	26.1%	21,448	8,194	9,114
12	44090	Wellington	26.0%	10,670	4,118	4,691
13	44035	Elyria	25.0%	62,179	26,724	29,380
14	44044	Grafton	25.0%	14,721	4,262	5,189
15	44054	Sheffield Lake	24.7%	12,806	5,858	5,762
16	44028	Columbia Station	24.0%	9,671	3,983	4,701
17	44089	Vermilion	22.7%	15,654	7,076	7,662
18	44880	Sullivan	21.4%	3,143	1,321	1,124
19	44074	Oberlin	18.7%	11,745	3,807	4,199

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; 19 of 20 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 39,286 households, on 69 carrier routes with 41,439 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 Lorain County has the highest share of households with children?: 44011 (Avon), at 36.6%, among 19 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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