Residential delivery area · Puerto Rico
ZIP Code 00715: Mercedita, PR
ZIP code 00715 uses the postal name Mercedita, Puerto Rico and lies entirely in Ponce Municipio (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 2,100 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $22,670 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Capitanejo (5%) and Calzada (2%); 93% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Mercedita · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Ponce Municipio
- Census places
- Capitanejo (5%); Calzada (2%)
- Metro area
- Ponce, PR
- House district
- PR resident commissioner 119th Congress
- State
- Puerto Rico
- Time zone
- Atlantic
- Land area
- 12.7 sq mi · 164 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 00715?
00715 centers on 17.990°, -66.566° and covers 12.7 square miles of land plus 4.2 of water. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 00716, 00795, 00780.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 00715, 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 00715 compare with the rest of Ponce Municipio?
| Measure | 00715 | In Ponce Municipio | In PR |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 2,082 | 8th of 8 | 121st of 132 |
| Median household income | $23k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $80k | 8th of 8 | 121st of 121 |
00715's median household income is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$10,458) is more than a quarter of the figure ($22,670). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 60% of 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 00715?
The 2020 Census counted 2,299 people in 00715; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 2,082. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 2,082±598 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 2,299
- Households
- 905
- Median age
- 54.7
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 00715?
Of the 2,082 people the ACS estimates in 00715, 19.5% are under 18 and 29.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (100.0%).
- Under 1819.5%
- 18 to 6451.4%
- 65 and older29.1%
- Hispanic or Latino100.0%
- White, not Hispanic0.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
- Other or two or more0.0%
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 00715 earn?
Median household income is $22,670 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $22,670±$10,458
- Income per person
- $11,116
- Below the poverty line
- 61.8%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 4.4%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 12.8%
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 00715?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $80,100
- Median gross rent
- $660
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 76.6%
- Housing units
- 1,274
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 00715?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00716 | Ponce | 27,945 | $21k | 2.7 mi |
| 00795 | Juana Diaz | 43,367 | $25k | 6.1 mi |
| 00780 | Coto Laurel | 13,446 | $28k | 7.2 mi |
| 00717 | Ponce | 14,577 | $14k | 3.1 mi (near) |
| 00730 | Ponce | 31,081 | $18k | 4.1 mi (near) |
| 00728 | Ponce | 36,532 | $23k | 6.4 mi (near) |
| 00731 | Ponce | 9,724 | $19k | 9.4 mi (near) |
| 00757 | Santa Isabel | 19,853 | $26k | 10.8 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.