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

16503 (Erie), at 33.7%, among 11 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 Erie, PA

These are the 11 ZIP codes in Erie, PA with the highest share of households with children, out of 11 with at least 1,000 residents. 16503 (Erie, 33.7%), 16511 (Erie, 32.8%) and 16510 (Erie, 27.4%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Erie; 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 Erie

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	16503	Erie	33.7%	15,753	6,031	5,520
2	16511	Erie	32.8%	11,776	4,658	4,861
3	16510	Erie	27.4%	24,198	10,037	10,192
4	16509	Erie	26.0%	28,595	12,367	12,870
5	16507	Erie	25.9%	8,597	3,439	3,661
6	16502	Erie	25.4%	15,995	7,077	6,801
7	16506	Erie	25.3%	24,070	10,144	10,695
8	16508	Erie	24.8%	14,958	6,791	6,919
9	16504	Erie	21.3%	15,931	6,476	6,614
10	16505	Erie	20.9%	15,270	7,345	7,760
11	16501	Erie	1.2%	2,022	1,288	1,323

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; 11 of 13 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 36,532 households, on 66 carrier routes with 37,104 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 Erie has the highest share of households with children?: 16503 (Erie), at 33.7%, among 11 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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