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

18218 (Coaldale), at 38.9%, among 30 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 Schuylkill County, PA

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Schuylkill County with the highest share of households with children, out of 30 with at least 1,000 residents. 18218 (Coaldale, 38.9%), 17983 (Valley View, 37.3%) and 18237 (Mcadoo, 33.7%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	18218	Coaldale	38.9%	2,514	959	1,109
2	17983	Valley View	37.3%	1,541	609	507
3	18237	Mcadoo	33.7%	3,712	1,557	1,568
4	17948	Mahanoy City	33.3%	4,188	1,615	2,080
5	18250	Summit Hill	33.3%	3,137	1,280	1,360
6	17972	Schuylkill Haven	32.6%	11,826	4,724	5,152
7	17967	Ringtown	31.2%	2,202	898	947
8	17981	Tremont	30.7%	2,468	926	1,088
9	17961	Orwigsburg	30.5%	6,740	2,649	3,090
10	17929	Cressona	29.3%	1,432	591	695
11	17980	Tower City	28.4%	3,342	1,282	1,389
12	18240	Nesquehoning	28.3%	3,913	1,427	1,878
13	17954	Minersville	27.6%	4,623	1,921	2,278
14	18252	Tamaqua	26.6%	11,024	4,449	5,006
15	17931	Frackville	26.1%	8,899	2,176	2,370
16	17959	New Philadelphia	25.5%	1,445	615	576
17	17965	Port Carbon	24.5%	1,927	856	911
18	18202	Hazleton	24.3%	13,755	5,363	6,134
19	17976	Shenandoah	24.3%	5,916	2,321	2,799
20	18214	Barnesville	24.0%	2,522	1,057	992
21	17985	Zion Grove	23.8%	1,237	551	614
22	17970	Saint Clair	23.3%	3,171	1,508	1,484
23	17960	New Ringgold	22.7%	4,264	1,822	1,673
24	17922	Auburn	22.3%	4,803	1,911	1,854
25	17935	Girardville	22.3%	1,371	687	676

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; 30 of 57 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 6,020 households, on 12 carrier routes with 6,624 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 Schuylkill County has the highest share of households with children?: 18218 (Coaldale), at 38.9%, among 30 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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