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

77539 (Dickinson), at 39.0%, among 16 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 Galveston County, TX

These are the 16 ZIP codes in Galveston County with the highest share of households with children, out of 16 with at least 1,000 residents. 77539 (Dickinson, 39.0%), 77518 (Bacliff, 38.6%) and 77511 (Alvin, 38.2%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Galveston 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 Galveston County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	77539	Dickinson	39.0%	49,375	17,813	19,217
2	77518	Bacliff	38.6%	9,541	3,650	4,026
3	77511	Alvin	38.2%	51,892	17,866	21,402
4	77573	League City	37.8%	98,109	35,988	37,717
5	77546	Friendswood	35.0%	54,789	19,508	20,316
6	77517	Santa Fe	34.8%	5,529	1,899	2,527
7	77568	La Marque	33.6%	23,083	9,006	10,863
8	77510	Santa Fe	32.3%	14,155	5,441	6,517
9	77591	Texas City	30.2%	18,294	6,985	8,151
10	77563	Hitchcock	29.9%	9,955	4,052	5,001
11	77590	Texas City	26.8%	31,642	12,900	12,258
12	77565	Kemah	23.6%	6,943	3,196	4,675
13	77551	Galveston	20.1%	21,696	9,412	9,983
14	77550	Galveston	17.5%	23,489	11,860	13,506
15	77554	Galveston	6.0%	10,414	5,135	7,210
16	77650	Port Bolivar	4.0%	2,322	1,367	—

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; 16 of 19 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 94,825 households, on 145 carrier routes with 102,678 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 Galveston County has the highest share of households with children?: 77539 (Dickinson), at 39.0%, among 16 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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