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

97229 (Portland), at 41.3%, among 32 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 Portland, OR

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Portland, OR with the highest share of households with children, out of 32 with at least 1,000 residents. 97229 (Portland, 41.3%), 97236 (Portland, 35.8%) and 97221 (Portland, 33.3%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Portland; 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 Portland

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	97229	Portland	41.3%	76,106	28,430	—
2	97236	Portland	35.8%	37,558	13,054	14,183
3	97221	Portland	33.3%	12,915	5,230	—
4	97233	Portland	33.0%	36,236	13,744	—
5	97266	Portland	32.7%	35,423	13,114	13,553
6	97223	Portland	29.5%	50,527	21,247	—
7	97230	Portland	29.3%	43,553	16,344	16,065
8	97267	Portland	29.0%	31,311	12,706	—
9	97212	Portland	28.2%	28,042	11,856	11,443
10	97219	Portland	28.1%	42,430	18,069	—
11	97216	Portland	26.2%	16,638	6,861	7,206
12	97220	Portland	25.9%	27,202	11,796	12,107
13	97206	Portland	24.9%	49,890	21,439	22,294
14	97224	Portland	24.9%	36,569	15,858	16,899
15	97225	Portland	24.9%	25,869	11,744	—
16	97222	Portland	24.5%	36,398	15,924	16,621
17	97218	Portland	24.5%	15,428	6,337	6,451
18	97213	Portland	23.6%	31,408	14,549	—
19	97203	Portland	23.3%	33,116	13,175	—
20	97211	Portland	22.6%	33,769	14,466	—
21	97215	Portland	22.5%	17,296	7,516	—
22	97202	Portland	22.4%	43,533	19,449	21,037
23	97217	Portland	19.0%	35,169	16,788	—
24	97239	Portland	18.9%	17,804	9,190	—
25	97231	Portland	18.6%	4,308	1,829	—

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; 32 of 35 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 73,572 households. 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 Portland has the highest share of households with children?: 97229 (Portland), at 41.3%, among 32 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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