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

98513 (Olympia), at 34.2%, among 12 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 Thurston County, WA

These are the 12 ZIP codes in Thurston County with the highest share of households with children, out of 12 with at least 1,000 residents. 98513 (Olympia, 34.2%), 98597 (Yelm, 33.9%) and 98576 (Rainier, 33.4%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Thurston 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 Thurston County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	98513	Olympia	34.2%	38,017	13,657	14,256
2	98597	Yelm	33.9%	26,669	9,715	9,174
3	98576	Rainier	33.4%	4,985	1,676	1,678
4	98501	Olympia	30.7%	48,067	19,783	21,033
5	98516	Olympia	30.1%	29,177	11,474	13,916
6	98579	Rochester	28.2%	14,048	5,023	4,857
7	98531	Centralia	28.0%	27,337	11,123	10,851
8	98512	Olympia	27.9%	31,864	12,719	13,393
9	98502	Olympia	26.0%	35,398	14,791	16,010
10	98589	Tenino	24.3%	7,010	2,956	2,894
11	98503	Lacey	23.9%	41,656	17,664	17,562
12	98506	Olympia	17.7%	18,497	8,610	9,055

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; 12 of 15 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 56,305 households, on 79 carrier routes with 60,057 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 Thurston County has the highest share of households with children?: 98513 (Olympia), at 34.2%, among 12 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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