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

22846 (Penn Laird), at 53.2%, among 17 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 Rockingham County, VA

These are the 17 ZIP codes in Rockingham County with the highest share of households with children, out of 17 with at least 1,000 residents. 22846 (Penn Laird, 53.2%), 22821 (Dayton, 40.8%) and 22815 (Broadway, 36.2%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Rockingham 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 Rockingham County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	22846	Penn Laird	53.2%	1,496	511	800
2	22821	Dayton	40.8%	6,116	2,404	2,186
3	22815	Broadway	36.2%	8,465	3,474	3,838
4	22849	Shenandoah	36.2%	5,170	1,925	2,176
5	24471	Port Republic	35.1%	1,768	643	585
6	22802	Harrisonburg	34.3%	30,374	11,303	11,430
7	22830	Fulks Run	34.1%	2,209	821	745
8	22832	Keezletown	31.0%	1,136	429	499
9	24441	Grottoes	30.4%	6,520	2,583	2,820
10	22853	Timberville	30.3%	5,214	1,740	1,905
11	22812	Bridgewater	28.8%	10,660	3,482	3,583
12	22827	Elkton	28.2%	10,529	4,541	4,730
13	22840	Mc Gaheysville	26.9%	5,239	2,098	2,498
14	22850	Singers Glen	26.4%	1,218	406	385
15	22801	Harrisonburg	25.2%	39,983	15,084	18,976
16	22841	Mount Crawford	23.1%	3,090	1,249	1,123
17	22844	New Market	14.8%	4,677	2,052	1,953

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; 17 of 21 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 8,957 households, on 18 carrier routes with 9,585 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 Rockingham County has the highest share of households with children?: 22846 (Penn Laird), at 53.2%, among 17 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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