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ZIP Code 00624: Penuelas, PR

ZIP code 00624 uses the postal name Penuelas, Puerto Rico and lies mostly in Peñuelas Municipio (95% of its land) with the rest in Ponce Municipio (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 21,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $22,979 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Santo Domingo (5%), Tallaboa (2%), Peñuelas (2%), Quebrada del Agua (1%) and Tallaboa Alta (under 1%); 89% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
0national area: Puerto Rico, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and 5 more
006sectional center: San Juan, PR (SCF 006)
24delivery area within it
Town
Penuelas · its only residential ZIP
County
Peñuelas Municipio (95%); Ponce Municipio (5%)
Census places
Santo Domingo (5%); Tallaboa (2%); Peñuelas (2%); Quebrada del Agua (1%)
Metro area
Ponce, PR
House district
PR resident commissioner 119th Congress
Time zone
Atlantic
Land area
47.0 sq mi · 450 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 00624?

00624 centers on 18.052°, -66.722° and covers 47.0 square miles of land plus 5.9 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 00656, 00728, 00731, 00601.

00601 · Adjuntas00656 · Guayanilla00728 · Ponce00731 · Ponce00624 · Penuelas (this ZIP)006240060100656007310072800601 · Adjuntas00656 · Guayanilla00728 · Ponce00731 · Ponce00624 · Penuelas (this ZIP)006240060100656007310072800601 · Adjuntas00656 · Guayanilla00728 · Ponce00731 · Ponce00624 · Penuelas (this ZIP)0062400601006560073100728
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 00624 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries.<$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 00624, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 00624 compare with the rest of Peñuelas Municipio?

Rank of 00624 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure00624In Peñuelas MunicipioIn PR
People (ACS 2020-2024)21,1481st of 169th of 132
Median household income$23k1st of 170th of 116
Median home value$90k1st of 1114th of 121

Its median household income is higher than in 1% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 71% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 00624?

The 2020 Census counted 21,709 people in 00624; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 21,148. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 17.3% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
21,148
2020 Census count
21,709−17.3% since 2010 (26,241)
Households
7,456
Median age
41.4

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 00624?

Of the 21,148 people the ACS estimates in 00624, 19.4% are under 18 and 19.9% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (99.5%).

  • Under 1819.4%
  • 18 to 6460.7%
  • 65 and older19.9%
Age of the people of 00624 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • Hispanic or Latino99.5%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.3%
  • White, not Hispanic0.1%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
  • Other or two or more0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 00624 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 00624 earn?

Median household income is $22,979 (ACS 2020-2024). It rose from $20,492 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$22,979
Income per person
$12,188
Below the poverty line
52.1%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
10.5%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
24.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 00624?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$89,900
Median gross rent
$504
Homes owned by their occupants
70.2%
Housing units
9,378

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).

Which ZIP codes are next to 00624?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 00624, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
00656Guayanilla17,398$24k4.5 mi
00728Ponce36,532$23k5.7 mi
00731Ponce9,724$19k6.9 mi
00601Adjuntas16,669$20k9.1 mi
00730Ponce31,081$18k7.4 mi (near)
00717Ponce14,577$14k8.0 mi (near)
00698Yauco32,535$24k8.6 mi (near)
00716Ponce27,945$21k8.9 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.