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

38141 (Memphis), at 44.7%, among 34 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 Shelby County, TN

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Shelby County with the highest share of households with children, out of 34 with at least 1,000 residents. 38141 (Memphis, 44.7%), 38004 (Atoka, 40.7%) and 38002 (Arlington, 40.3%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Shelby 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 Shelby County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	38141	Memphis	44.7%	23,952	8,224	7,898
2	38004	Atoka	40.7%	12,001	4,258	4,317
3	38002	Arlington	40.3%	43,882	15,248	16,812
4	38139	Germantown	39.1%	16,466	5,909	5,958
5	38127	Memphis	39.0%	39,541	14,427	15,781
6	38118	Memphis	38.2%	39,107	13,209	14,900
7	38017	Collierville	38.1%	56,826	20,551	22,519
8	38128	Memphis	38.1%	42,162	15,864	17,312
9	38134	Memphis	37.4%	43,947	15,062	15,953
10	38122	Memphis	34.6%	26,021	9,234	10,298
11	38028	Eads	34.5%	7,992	2,822	2,982
12	38126	Memphis	34.2%	5,946	2,892	3,335
13	38133	Memphis	33.4%	21,278	8,005	8,664
14	38108	Memphis	32.9%	17,562	6,508	6,908
15	38125	Memphis	32.2%	43,071	15,888	17,583
16	38115	Memphis	31.6%	38,491	16,117	17,808
17	38116	Memphis	30.8%	40,061	15,599	15,359
18	38138	Germantown	30.7%	25,167	10,211	11,065
19	38135	Memphis	30.5%	30,317	10,850	11,210
20	38018	Cordova	30.3%	38,527	14,575	16,113
21	38053	Millington	28.2%	25,303	10,021	11,673
22	38109	Memphis	27.7%	42,452	16,616	—
23	38016	Cordova	26.9%	44,136	18,517	20,829
24	38119	Memphis	26.2%	23,464	10,138	11,386
25	38120	Memphis	25.8%	13,309	6,092	6,793

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; 34 of 40 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 48,066 households, on 73 carrier routes with 50,766 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 Shelby County has the highest share of households with children?: 38141 (Memphis), at 44.7%, among 34 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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