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

16121 (Farrell), at 32.4%, among 20 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 Mercer County, PA

These are the 20 ZIP codes in Mercer County with the highest share of households with children, out of 20 with at least 1,000 residents. 16121 (Farrell, 32.4%), 16156 (Volant, 31.4%) and 16153 (Stoneboro, 31.4%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Mercer 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 Mercer County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	16121	Farrell	32.4%	4,199	2,079	1,891
2	16156	Volant	31.4%	3,431	1,268	1,250
3	16153	Stoneboro	31.4%	2,234	952	940
4	16142	New Wilmington	29.6%	5,522	1,932	2,200
5	16133	Jackson Center	28.6%	1,425	563	602
6	16124	Fredonia	28.3%	1,462	580	630
7	16314	Cochranton	26.2%	5,188	2,206	1,980
8	16137	Mercer	26.0%	12,490	4,539	4,785
9	16134	Jamestown	25.2%	3,992	1,768	1,705
10	16145	Sandy Lake	25.1%	2,660	1,163	1,056
11	16127	Grove City	24.7%	15,117	5,225	5,529
12	16146	Sharon	24.4%	12,936	6,155	5,596
13	16125	Greenville	24.3%	17,178	7,288	7,216
14	16159	West Middlesex	24.1%	4,455	1,993	1,754
15	16362	Utica	22.1%	1,066	456	398
16	16150	Sharpsville	21.7%	6,856	3,111	3,197
17	16130	Hadley	21.2%	1,810	769	766
18	16148	Hermitage	19.7%	16,545	7,950	7,907
19	16154	Transfer	19.7%	2,539	1,140	1,077
20	16143	Pulaski	15.5%	2,100	843	1,079

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; 20 of 26 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 6,794 households, on 16 carrier routes with 6,883 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 Mercer County has the highest share of households with children?: 16121 (Farrell), at 32.4%, among 20 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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