Residential delivery area · Puerto Rico
ZIP Code 00698: Yauco, PR
ZIP code 00698 uses the postal name Yauco, Puerto Rico and lies mostly in Yauco Municipio (98% of its land) with the rest in Guayanilla Municipio (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 33,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $24,310 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Yauco (5%) and Palomas (under 1%); 95% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Yauco · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Yauco Municipio (98%); Guayanilla Municipio (2%)
- Census places
- Yauco (5%); Palomas (under 1%)
- Metro area
- Ponce, PR
- House district
- PR resident commissioner 119th Congress
- State
- Puerto Rico
- Time zone
- Atlantic
- Land area
- 62.7 sq mi · 519 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 00698?
00698 centers on 18.073°, -66.851° and covers 62.7 square miles of land plus 0.6 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 00656, 00637, 00653, 00631, 00606, 00601.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 00698, 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 00698 compare with the rest of Yauco Municipio?
| Measure | 00698 | In Yauco Municipio | In PR |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 32,535 | 1st of 3 | 42nd of 132 |
| Median household income | $24k | 1st of 3 | 55th of 116 |
| Median home value | $101k | 2nd of 3 | 99th of 121 |
Its median household income is higher than in 1% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 72% 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 00698?
The 2020 Census counted 33,774 people in 00698; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 32,535. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 32,535
- 2020 Census count
- 33,774
- Households
- 13,070
- Median age
- 46.8
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 00698?
Of the 32,535 people the ACS estimates in 00698, 15.9% are under 18 and 25.4% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (99.4%).
- Under 1815.9%
- 18 to 6458.7%
- 65 and older25.4%
- Hispanic or Latino99.4%
- White, not Hispanic0.3%
- Other or two or more0.2%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.1%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
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 00698 earn?
Median household income is $24,310 (ACS 2020-2024), the highest of the 3 ranked ZIP codes in Yauco Municipio.
- Median household income
- $24,310
- Income per person
- $14,095
- Below the poverty line
- 41.9%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 12.2%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 28.6%
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 00698?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $100,500
- Median gross rent
- $551
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 72.9%
- Housing units
- 17,235
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 00698?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00656 | Guayanilla | 17,398 | $24k | 4.6 mi |
| 00637 | Sabana Grande | 22,909 | $22k | 6.4 mi |
| 00653 | Guanica | 8,495 | $17k | 6.7 mi |
| 00631 | Castaner | 1,321 | $19k | 7.8 mi |
| 00606 | Maricao | 5,163 | $21k | 8.0 mi |
| 00601 | Adjuntas | 16,669 | $20k | 10.0 mi |
| 00624 | Penuelas | 21,148 | $23k | 8.6 mi (near) |
| 00647 | Ensenada | 4,369 | $20k | 9.8 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.