Residential delivery area · Puerto Rico

ZIP Code 00729: Canovanas, PR

ZIP code 00729 uses the postal name Canovanas, Puerto Rico and lies mostly in Canóvanas Municipio (92% of its land) with the rest in Loíza Municipio (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 47,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $31,239 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Canóvanas (8%), Quebrada Prieta (5%), Cambalache (4%), Palma Sola (3%), San Isidro (2%), Canovanillas (2%), Santa Bárbara (2%), Campo Rico (1%), Benítez (1%), Villa Sin Miedo (under 1%), Lomas (under 1%), Villa Hugo II (under 1%), Valle Hill (under 1%) and Villa Hugo I (under 1%); 69% is outside any Census place.

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0national area: Puerto Rico, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and 5 more

007sectional center: San Juan, PR (SCF 006)

29delivery area within it

Town: Canovanas · its only residential ZIP
County: Canóvanas Municipio (92%); Loíza Municipio (8%)
Census places: Canóvanas (8%); Quebrada Prieta (5%); Cambalache (4%); Palma Sola (3%)
Metro area: San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR
House district: PR resident commissioner 119th Congress
State: Puerto Rico
Time zone: Atlantic
Land area: 35.8 sq mi · 1,316 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 00729?

00729 centers on 18.335°, -65.887° and covers 35.8 square miles of land plus 0.2 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 00987, 00745, 00985, 00772, 00777, 00771.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 00729 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries.<$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 00729, 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 00729 compare with the rest of Canóvanas Municipio?

Rank of 00729 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)
Measure	00729	In Canóvanas Municipio	In PR
People (ACS 2020-2024)	47,067	1st of 1	13th of 132
Median household income	$31k	1st of 1	22nd of 116
Median home value	$120k	1st of 1	59th of 121

Its median household income is higher than in 2% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 81% 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 00729?

The 2020 Census counted 47,393 people in 00729; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 47,067. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 11.8% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024: 47,067
2020 Census count: 47,393−11.8% since 2010 (53,750)
Households: 17,877
Median age: 43.4

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 00729?

Of the 47,067 people the ACS estimates in 00729, 17.1% are under 18 and 20.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (99.8%).

Under 1817.1%
18 to 6462.9%
65 and older20.0%

Age of the people of 00729 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

Hispanic or Latino99.8%
Black, not Hispanic0.1%
White, not Hispanic0.0%
Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Other or two or more0.0%

Race and Hispanic origin in 00729 (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 00729 earn?

Median household income is $31,239 (ACS 2020-2024). It rose from $26,342 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income: $31,239
Income per person: $18,539
Below the poverty line: 31.9%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 13.6%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 27.9%

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 00729?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $120,400
Median gross rent: $584
Homes owned by their occupants: 74.5%
Housing units: 21,040

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

Which ZIP codes are next to 00729?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 00729, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
00987	Carolina	55,747	$43k	3.8 mi
00745	Rio Grande	46,739	$29k	5.1 mi
00985	Carolina	30,497	$34k	6.6 mi
00772	Loiza	16,829	$19k	7.3 mi
00777	Juncos	37,446	$30k	7.8 mi
00771	Las Piedras	35,094	$25k	10.3 mi
00976	Trujillo Alto	60,620	$40k	7.0 mi (near)
00778	Gurabo	40,203	$42k	7.7 mi (near)
00983	Carolina	31,472	$36k	8.4 mi (near)

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