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

18056 (Hereford), at 44.0%, 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 Berks County, PA

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Berks County with the highest share of households with children, out of 43 with at least 1,000 residents. 18056 (Hereford, 44.0%), 19543 (Morgantown, 43.2%) and 19604 (Reading, 40.4%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Berks 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 Berks County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	18056	Hereford	44.0%	1,489	382	443
2	19543	Morgantown	43.2%	6,401	2,108	2,155
3	19604	Reading	40.4%	30,124	9,450	8,839
4	19602	Reading	38.5%	18,495	6,840	7,173
5	17569	Reinholds	38.2%	7,323	2,655	2,305
6	19601	Reading	37.2%	36,479	13,166	12,241
7	19518	Douglassville	35.4%	16,805	6,162	6,072
8	19510	Blandon	34.7%	8,010	3,079	2,777
9	17087	Richland	34.3%	2,370	901	619
10	18062	Macungie	34.0%	27,110	10,037	10,474
11	19503	Bally	34.0%	1,149	485	423
12	19608	Reading	33.7%	24,178	9,189	9,342
13	19540	Mohnton	33.0%	11,957	4,330	4,680
14	19611	Reading	32.0%	10,986	4,229	4,300
15	18011	Alburtis	31.8%	5,338	1,958	2,138
16	19508	Birdsboro	30.9%	14,871	5,952	6,226
17	19534	Lenhartsville	30.9%	1,970	754	798
18	19607	Reading	30.6%	24,045	9,370	9,833
19	19567	Womelsdorf	29.8%	6,057	2,086	2,340
20	19606	Reading	29.4%	35,853	14,064	14,011
21	19605	Reading	29.1%	21,419	7,743	8,338
22	19562	Topton	28.9%	2,947	1,251	1,074
23	19539	Mertztown	28.7%	3,823	1,489	1,820
24	17067	Myerstown	28.3%	15,815	6,140	6,116
25	19609	Reading	27.8%	9,874	4,132	4,465

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 56 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 21,435 households, on 34 carrier routes with 20,915 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 Berks County has the highest share of households with children?: 18056 (Hereford), at 44.0%, 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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