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ZIP Code 00728: Ponce, PR
ZIP code 00728 is in Ponce, Puerto Rico, entirely in Ponce Municipio (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 37,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the most populous of Ponce's 5 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $23,031 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 69% of its land lies in Ponce; 31% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Ponce · 5 residential ZIPs
- County
- Ponce Municipio
- Census places
- Ponce
- Neighborhoods
- Rio Canas Development Amazonas Street, San Antonio Dev. Daniela Street GeoNames
- Metro area
- Ponce, PR
- House district
- PR resident commissioner 119th Congress
- State
- Puerto Rico
- Time zone
- Atlantic
- Land area
- 15.4 sq mi · 2,373 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 00728?
00728 centers on 17.991°, -66.663° and covers 15.4 square miles of land plus 8.3 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 00717, 00716, 00730, 00624, 00731.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 00728, 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); neighborhoods from the GeoNames gazetteer (CC BY 4.0), placed in this ZIP code by PlainZIP.
How does 00728 compare with the rest of Ponce?
| Measure | 00728 | In Ponce | In Ponce Municipio | In PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 36,532 | 1st of 5 | 1st of 8 | 32nd of 132 |
| Median household income | $23k | 1st of 5 | 2nd of 7 | 69th of 116 |
| Median home value | $111k | 3rd of 5 | 4th of 8 | 81st of 121 |
Its median household income is higher than in 1% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 86% 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 00728?
The 2020 Census counted 36,675 people in 00728; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 36,532. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 18.3% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 36,532
- 2020 Census count
- 36,675−18.3% since 2010 (44,908)
- Households
- 13,940
- Median age
- 40.8
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 00728?
Of the 36,532 people the ACS estimates in 00728, 18.1% are under 18 and 21.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (99.5%).
- Under 1818.1%
- 18 to 6460.9%
- 65 and older21.1%
- Hispanic or Latino99.5%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.2%
- White, not Hispanic0.2%
- Black, not Hispanic0.1%
- 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 00728 earn?
Median household income is $23,031 (ACS 2020-2024), the 2nd highest of the 7 ranked ZIP codes in Ponce Municipio. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($23,730 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.
- Median household income
- $23,031
- Income per person
- $13,920
- Below the poverty line
- 49.4%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 8.2%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 27.2%
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 00728?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $111,000
- Median gross rent
- $568
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 75.6%
- Housing units
- 16,569
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 00728?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00717 | Ponce | 14,577 | $14k | 3.5 mi |
| 00716 | Ponce | 27,945 | $21k | 3.7 mi |
| 00730 | Ponce | 31,081 | $18k | 4.3 mi |
| 00624 | Penuelas | 21,148 | $23k | 5.7 mi |
| 00731 | Ponce | 9,724 | $19k | 8.4 mi |
| 00715 | Mercedita | 2,082 | $23k | 6.4 mi (near) |
| 00656 | Guayanilla | 17,398 | $24k | 9.0 mi (near) |
| 00780 | Coto Laurel | 13,446 | $28k | 9.6 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.