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Where coffee shops may be underserved

Estimate only, not proof of demand.

Coffee shops depend on daily habits, so morning commuters, offices, campuses and walkable neighborhoods bring repeat customers. Drive-through lanes matter in car-heavy suburbs, while a comfortable room matters more where people linger. This map shows ZIP codes where coffee shops may be underserved.

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  • 1 per 2,884U.S. average people per coffee shop
  • 13,362ZIPs with at least 5,000 residents
  • 1,038of them with none mapped

Top ZIPs where coffee shops may be underserved

People per business is residents per mapped coffee shop in each ZIP; a high number may mean room, but commuters, office workers and drive-through chains on nearby roads change the picture.

  1. 175217 Dallas, TX1 per 85,028Pop 85,028 · 1 mapped · 29.5× U.S. · nearest 1.4 miBusinesses for sale in Dallas →View on the map →
  2. 219320 Coatesville, PA1 per 55,941Pop 55,941 · 1 mapped · 19.4× U.S. · nearest 1.5 miBusinesses for sale in PA →View on the map →
  3. 348228 Detroit, MI1 per 50,117Pop 50,117 · 1 mapped · 17.4× U.S. · nearest 1.3 miBusinesses for sale in Detroit →View on the map →
  4. 421206 Baltimore, MD1 per 48,902Pop 48,902 · 1 mapped · 17.0× U.S. · nearest 1.5 miBusinesses for sale in Baltimore →View on the map →
  5. 523234 Richmond, VA1 per 47,465Pop 47,465 · 1 mapped · 16.5× U.S. · nearest 2.3 miBusinesses for sale in Richmond →View on the map →
  6. 621229 Baltimore, MD1 per 46,679Pop 46,679 · 1 mapped · 16.2× U.S. · nearest 1.3 miBusinesses for sale in Baltimore →View on the map →
  7. 777073 Houston, TX1 per 46,084Pop 46,084 · 1 mapped · 16.0× U.S. · nearest 1.7 miBusinesses for sale in Houston →View on the map →
  8. 848235 Detroit, MI1 per 45,600Pop 45,600 · 1 mapped · 15.8× U.S. · nearest 0.6 miBusinesses for sale in Detroit →View on the map →
  9. 978542 Edinburg, TX1 per 44,701Pop 89,401 · 2 mapped · 15.5× U.S. · nearest 7.9 miBusinesses for sale in Edinburg →View on the map →
  10. 1076112 Fort Worth, TX1 per 44,514Pop 44,514 · 1 mapped · 15.4× U.S. · nearest 1.4 miBusinesses for sale in Fort Worth →View on the map →
  11. 1127217 Burlington, NC1 per 41,406Pop 41,406 · 1 mapped · 14.4× U.S. · nearest 5.3 miBusinesses for sale in NC →View on the map →
  12. 1260652 Chicago, IL1 per 41,074Pop 41,074 · 1 mapped · 14.2× U.S. · nearest 0.8 miBusinesses for sale in Chicago →View on the map →
  13. 1307017 East Orange, NJ1 per 40,910Pop 40,910 · 1 mapped · 14.2× U.S. · nearest 0.7 miBusinesses for sale in NJ →View on the map →
  14. 1427610 Raleigh, NC1 per 40,710Pop 81,419 · 2 mapped · 14.1× U.S. · nearest 2.4 miBusinesses for sale in Raleigh →View on the map →
  15. 1595838 Sacramento, CA1 per 40,677Pop 40,677 · 1 mapped · 14.1× U.S. · nearest 0.6 miBusinesses for sale in Sacramento →View on the map →
  16. 1620748 Temple Hills, MD1 per 40,338Pop 40,338 · 1 mapped · 14.0× U.S. · nearest 1.1 miBusinesses for sale in Temple Hills →View on the map →
  17. 1748227 Detroit, MI1 per 40,302Pop 40,302 · 1 mapped · 14.0× U.S. · nearest 1 miBusinesses for sale in Detroit →View on the map →
  18. 1820785 Hyattsville, MD1 per 40,066Pop 40,066 · 1 mapped · 13.9× U.S. · nearest 1.9 miBusinesses for sale in Hyattsville →View on the map →
  19. 1938127 Memphis, TN1 per 39,541Pop 39,541 · 1 mapped · 13.7× U.S. · nearest 2.9 miBusinesses for sale in Memphis →View on the map →
  20. 2090604 Whittier, CA1 per 39,276Pop 39,276 · 1 mapped · 13.6× U.S. · nearest 0.1 miBusinesses for sale in Whittier →View on the map →
  21. 2138115 Memphis, TN1 per 38,491Pop 38,491 · 1 mapped · 13.3× U.S. · nearest 1.3 miBusinesses for sale in Memphis →View on the map →
  22. 2289002 Henderson, NV1 per 37,664Pop 37,664 · 1 mapped · 13.1× U.S. · nearest 0.9 miBusinesses for sale in Henderson →View on the map →
  23. 2333594 Valrico, FL1 per 37,361Pop 37,361 · 1 mapped · 13.0× U.S. · nearest 0.9 miBusinesses for sale in Valrico →View on the map →
  24. 2422405 Fredericksburg, VA1 per 36,890Pop 36,890 · 1 mapped · 12.8× U.S. · nearest 3 miBusinesses for sale in Fredericksburg →View on the map →
  25. 2534608 Spring Hill, FL1 per 36,658Pop 36,658 · 1 mapped · 12.7× U.S. · nearest 1.1 miBusinesses for sale in Spring Hill →View on the map →

Ranked by people per business, highest first. ZIPs with at least 5,000 residents and at least one mapped. Estimate only, not proof of demand.

  • None mapped
  • ≥2× U.S. people per business
  • 1.25–2×
  • Near average
  • Well served

Large ZIPs with none mapped

The most populated ZIPs with at least 5,000 residents where open map data shows no coffee shop businesses. Listed separately, not ranked: one may sit just over the ZIP line, so check the nearest distance and the map.

  1. 190037 Los Angeles, CANone mappedPop 65,482 · 0 mapped · nearest 1 miBusinesses for sale in Los Angeles →View on the map →
  2. 231907 Columbus, GANone mappedPop 59,110 · 0 mapped · nearest 2.5 miBusinesses for sale in Columbus →View on the map →
  3. 375227 Dallas, TXNone mappedPop 58,319 · 0 mapped · nearest 2.2 miBusinesses for sale in Dallas →View on the map →
  4. 477088 Houston, TXNone mappedPop 57,047 · 0 mapped · nearest 1.3 miBusinesses for sale in Houston →View on the map →
  5. 595209 Stockton, CANone mappedPop 47,409 · 0 mapped · nearest 1.1 miBusinesses for sale in Stockton →View on the map →
  6. 634758 Kissimmee, FLNone mappedPop 46,768 · 0 mapped · nearest 2.8 miBusinesses for sale in Kissimmee →View on the map →
  7. 732526 Pensacola, FLNone mappedPop 44,680 · 0 mapped · nearest 3.9 miBusinesses for sale in Pensacola →View on the map →
  8. 830815 Hephzibah, GANone mappedPop 44,109 · 0 mapped · nearest 6.7 miBusinesses for sale in Hephzibah →View on the map →
  9. 930238 Jonesboro, GANone mappedPop 43,191 · 0 mapped · nearest 2.1 miBusinesses for sale in Jonesboro →View on the map →
  10. 1038109 Memphis, TNNone mappedPop 42,452 · 0 mapped · nearest 7.3 miBusinesses for sale in Memphis →View on the map →

Estimate only, not proof of demand.

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Questions about coffee shop gaps

Does a coffee shop need lots of residents?
Not always. Traffic from commuters, offices and schools can matter more than who lives in the ZIP.
Do chain coffee shops count?
Yes, chains and independents both count if they're mapped as coffee shops in open data.
What's worth checking when buying a coffee shop?
Sales by time of day, equipment condition, lease terms, staff and whether a drive-through is possible if the area expects one.

Estimate only, not proof of demand. Based on Overture Maps places data and U.S. Census population; estimates, not a census. Counts can miss businesses or include ones that have closed, so check any area on the ground before you buy or open a business. Estimates only — not financial, tax, or legal advice.

Built from over 3.6 million US businesses in Overture Maps places data, compared with U.S. Census population counts.

Sources. Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Places: © Overture Maps Foundation (release 2026-09-23.1), with data from Meta, Microsoft and other contributors under CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Foursquare (© 2024 Foursquare Labs, Inc., Apache-2.0, transformed to the Overture schema) and AllThePlaces (CC0); full Overture attribution. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS 5-year 2020-2024 B01003) (public domain); ZIP boundaries: Census 2020 cartographic boundary ZCTAs. BizFisher is not affiliated with or endorsed by these organizations.