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

98433 (Tacoma), at 71.6%, among 47 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 Pierce County, WA

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Pierce County with the highest share of households with children, out of 47 with at least 1,000 residents. 98433 (Tacoma, 71.6%), 98375 (Puyallup, 47.2%) and 98439 (Lakewood, 45.2%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Pierce 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 Pierce County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	98433	Tacoma	71.6%	22,493	4,397	4,068
2	98375	Puyallup	47.2%	31,187	10,242	11,166
3	98439	Lakewood	45.2%	5,671	2,139	1,813
4	98047	Pacific	44.3%	6,817	2,230	2,370
5	98374	Puyallup	42.9%	49,007	16,799	19,166
6	98391	Bonney Lake	42.2%	59,240	20,500	23,158
7	98404	Tacoma	41.7%	35,961	12,435	12,166
8	98338	Graham	41.4%	32,687	10,894	10,788
9	98360	Orting	41.3%	15,045	5,117	4,386
10	98327	Dupont	40.4%	9,931	3,833	3,753
11	98424	Fife	38.2%	11,816	4,355	4,569
12	98387	Spanaway	38.1%	50,774	16,746	17,586
13	98328	Eatonville	37.4%	9,891	3,662	3,349
14	98321	Buckley	36.3%	18,150	6,055	5,625
15	98373	Puyallup	35.1%	28,883	11,008	11,022
16	98444	Tacoma	34.5%	35,754	13,094	14,101
17	98422	Tacoma	33.8%	21,644	8,038	7,998
18	98445	Tacoma	33.7%	33,684	11,981	11,952
19	98446	Tacoma	32.5%	14,634	5,257	5,319
20	98371	Puyallup	32.4%	24,682	9,603	10,575
21	98580	Roy	32.0%	11,410	4,475	3,550
22	98390	Sumner	31.7%	11,546	4,889	5,102
23	98329	Gig Harbor	31.6%	11,552	4,518	4,083
24	98354	Milton	31.3%	8,597	3,178	3,402
25	98467	University Place	31.1%	15,387	6,304	6,755

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; 47 of 59 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 35,807 households, on 48 carrier routes with 38,583 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 Pierce County has the highest share of households with children?: 98433 (Tacoma), at 71.6%, among 47 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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