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

15241 (Pittsburgh), at 37.5%, among 40 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 Pittsburgh, PA

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Pittsburgh, PA with the highest share of households with children, out of 40 with at least 1,000 residents. 15241 (Pittsburgh, 37.5%), 15228 (Pittsburgh, 34.9%) and 15215 (Pittsburgh, 30.5%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Pittsburgh; 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 Pittsburgh

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	15241	Pittsburgh	37.5%	22,294	8,314	8,581
2	15228	Pittsburgh	34.9%	18,236	7,389	7,680
3	15215	Pittsburgh	30.5%	11,907	5,077	5,655
4	15239	Pittsburgh	30.1%	21,410	8,493	8,918
5	15238	Pittsburgh	29.4%	12,868	5,591	6,091
6	15229	Pittsburgh	28.7%	15,188	6,390	6,725
7	15243	Pittsburgh	28.1%	13,456	5,730	5,936
8	15208	Pittsburgh	28.1%	10,094	4,304	4,806
9	15237	Pittsburgh	27.5%	43,588	18,250	19,981
10	15227	Pittsburgh	26.7%	28,460	12,654	13,256
11	15236	Pittsburgh	25.7%	31,313	13,405	14,097
12	15210	Pittsburgh	25.2%	25,227	10,495	10,894
13	15214	Pittsburgh	24.5%	14,048	6,037	6,627
14	15235	Pittsburgh	23.7%	33,951	15,359	16,319
15	15204	Pittsburgh	23.5%	8,467	3,528	3,560
16	15120	Homestead	23.2%	18,029	8,462	8,770
17	15205	Pittsburgh	23.1%	24,060	11,392	12,357
18	15216	Pittsburgh	23.0%	21,471	10,330	11,021
19	15226	Pittsburgh	22.4%	13,999	6,429	6,647
20	15219	Pittsburgh	21.7%	11,376	5,926	7,658
21	15220	Pittsburgh	21.0%	17,644	8,757	8,571
22	15221	Pittsburgh	20.9%	29,374	14,685	15,862
23	15207	Pittsburgh	20.8%	10,961	4,839	5,001
24	15202	Pittsburgh	20.1%	19,564	9,625	10,043
25	15217	Pittsburgh	19.8%	25,795	11,640	12,555

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; 40 of 44 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 34,864 households, on 78 carrier routes with 36,925 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 Pittsburgh has the highest share of households with children?: 15241 (Pittsburgh), at 37.5%, among 40 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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