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

18517 (Taylor), at 33.1%, among 24 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 Lackawanna County, PA

These are the 24 ZIP codes in Lackawanna County with the highest share of households with children, out of 24 with at least 1,000 residents. 18517 (Taylor, 33.1%), 18407 (Carbondale, 32.6%) and 18504 (Scranton, 31.5%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	18517	Taylor	33.1%	5,303	1,895	2,493
2	18407	Carbondale	32.6%	14,445	5,952	6,135
3	18504	Scranton	31.5%	21,069	8,587	9,087
4	18508	Scranton	30.4%	11,565	4,683	5,111
5	18433	Jermyn	29.6%	7,564	3,074	2,895
6	18434	Jessup	29.6%	4,031	1,757	1,936
7	18505	Scranton	28.6%	20,797	8,441	8,815
8	18444	Moscow	28.1%	13,604	5,403	5,486
9	18424	Gouldsboro	27.4%	5,213	2,127	2,268
10	18411	Clarks Summit	26.7%	22,820	8,872	9,392
11	18507	Moosic	25.2%	5,443	2,186	2,368
12	18414	Dalton	25.0%	5,444	2,172	2,206
13	18512	Scranton	24.8%	12,986	5,897	5,626
14	18447	Olyphant	24.6%	9,470	4,270	4,753
15	18519	Scranton	24.2%	5,266	2,396	2,383
16	18419	Factoryville	23.1%	4,734	1,856	1,859
17	18403	Archbald	22.8%	6,851	3,051	3,302
18	18518	Old Forge	22.6%	8,573	3,786	4,077
19	18509	Scranton	22.5%	13,055	5,018	5,480
20	18510	Scranton	21.8%	14,332	5,185	4,940
21	18452	Peckville	21.2%	5,203	2,202	2,166
22	18641	Pittston	19.6%	6,305	2,862	3,156
23	18436	Lake Ariel	19.2%	13,569	5,391	7,683
24	18503	Scranton	2.6%	1,629	861	1,050

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; 24 of 27 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 24,191 households, on 56 carrier routes with 25,721 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 Lackawanna County has the highest share of households with children?: 18517 (Taylor), at 33.1%, among 24 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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