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

16820 (Aaronsburg), at 45.4%, 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 Centre County, PA

These are the 19 ZIP codes in Centre County with the highest share of households with children, out of 19 with at least 1,000 residents. 16820 (Aaronsburg, 45.4%), 16872 (Rebersburg, 34.3%) and 16870 (Port Matilda, 33.5%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Centre 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 Centre County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	16820	Aaronsburg	45.4%	1,457	456	265
2	16872	Rebersburg	34.3%	1,430	434	412
3	16870	Port Matilda	33.5%	7,499	2,771	2,915
4	16868	Pine Grove Mills	29.2%	1,050	415	—
5	16827	Boalsburg	28.7%	5,123	2,285	2,223
6	16841	Howard	28.6%	6,477	2,347	2,005
7	16828	Centre Hall	26.3%	5,000	2,093	1,478
8	16844	Julian	25.1%	2,606	1,016	1,054
9	16875	Spring Mills	24.0%	3,708	1,464	1,488
10	16666	Osceola Mills	23.5%	2,999	1,415	1,235
11	16823	Bellefonte	22.9%	29,126	11,293	11,217
12	16866	Philipsburg	22.9%	9,152	3,737	3,740
13	16845	Karthaus	22.4%	1,010	294	193
14	16874	Snow Shoe	22.1%	1,220	498	432
15	16865	Pennsylvania Furnace	21.7%	1,820	822	657
16	16803	State College	17.9%	23,977	10,637	10,995
17	16801	State College	16.8%	40,774	16,900	18,168
18	16877	Warriors Mark	15.2%	1,524	718	606
19	16802	University Park	0.0%	14,793	63	4

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 33 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 6,361 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 Centre County has the highest share of households with children?: 16820 (Aaronsburg), at 45.4%, 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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