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

17505 (Bird In Hand), at 65.0%, among 45 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 Lancaster County, PA

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Lancaster County with the highest share of households with children, out of 45 with at least 1,000 residents. 17505 (Bird In Hand, 65.0%), 17508 (Brownstown, 60.5%) and 17535 (Kinzers, 44.0%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	17505	Bird In Hand	65.0%	2,358	525	—
2	17508	Brownstown	60.5%	1,125	370	—
3	17535	Kinzers	44.0%	3,042	773	815
4	19543	Morgantown	43.2%	6,401	2,108	2,155
5	17562	Paradise	42.4%	4,373	1,263	1,415
6	17509	Christiana	41.7%	5,135	1,473	1,530
7	17536	Kirkwood	40.1%	3,452	1,067	935
8	17518	Drumore	39.6%	1,360	429	432
9	17579	Strasburg	38.8%	6,875	2,288	2,456
10	17569	Reinholds	38.2%	7,323	2,655	2,305
11	17563	Peach Bottom	37.7%	3,952	1,212	1,281
12	17554	Mountville	37.0%	7,453	2,925	3,297
13	17566	Quarryville	35.6%	12,603	4,327	4,337
14	17565	Pequea	35.6%	2,523	957	970
15	17547	Marietta	34.9%	9,210	3,599	3,470
16	17555	Narvon	33.7%	7,251	2,196	2,266
17	17519	East Earl	33.3%	7,127	2,650	2,166
18	17532	Holtwood	33.1%	3,328	1,263	1,260
19	19540	Mohnton	33.0%	11,957	4,330	4,680
20	17529	Gordonville	32.9%	4,826	1,494	1,476
21	17527	Gap	32.7%	6,094	1,995	2,106
22	17578	Stevens	32.6%	7,504	2,438	2,428
23	19362	Nottingham	32.6%	6,092	2,194	2,155
24	17502	Bainbridge	31.9%	2,485	1,011	760
25	17540	Leola	31.5%	10,728	3,875	3,903

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; 45 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 5,039 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 Lancaster County has the highest share of households with children?: 17505 (Bird In Hand), at 65.0%, among 45 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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