Residential delivery area · Puerto Rico

ZIP Code 00731: Ponce, PR

ZIP code 00731 uses the postal name Ponce, Puerto Rico and lies mostly in Ponce Municipio (97% of its land) with the rest in Adjuntas Municipio (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 9,700 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the least populous of Ponce's 5 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $18,736 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Tibes (2%), Marueño (1%), Monte Verde (under 1%), El Paraiso (under 1%), Corral Viejo (under 1%), La Yuca (under 1%) and Vayas (under 1%), and under 1% in smaller places; 94% 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)

31delivery area within it

Town: Ponce · 5 residential ZIPs
County: Ponce Municipio (97%); Adjuntas Municipio (3%)
Census places: Tibes (2%); Marueño (1%); Monte Verde (under 1%); El Paraiso (under 1%)
Metro area: Ponce, PR
House district: PR resident commissioner 119th Congress
State: Puerto Rico
Time zone: Atlantic
Land area: 49.0 sq mi · 199 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs: 00732, 00733, 00734 also use the name Ponce

Where is ZIP code 00731?

00731 centers on 18.110°, -66.636° and covers 49.0 square miles of land plus 1.1 of water. It borders 7 ZIP codes: 00780, 00730, 00624, 00664, 00728, 00716, 00601.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 00731 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 00731, 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 00731 compare with the rest of Ponce?

Rank of 00731 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	00731	In Ponce	In Ponce Municipio	In PR
People (ACS 2020-2024)	9,724	5th of 5	7th of 8	99th of 132
Median household income	$19k	3rd of 5	5th of 7	105th of 116
Median home value	$89k	5th of 5	7th of 8	116th of 121

Its median household income is higher than in 0% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 63% 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 00731?

The 2020 Census counted 12,292 people in 00731; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 9,724. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 20.8% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024: 9,724±1,219 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 12,292−20.8% since 2010 (15,524)
Households: 3,717
Median age: 47.5

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 00731?

Of the 9,724 people the ACS estimates in 00731, 15.7% are under 18 and 25.5% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (100.0%).

Under 1815.7%
18 to 6458.8%
65 and older25.5%

Age of the people of 00731 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

Hispanic or Latino100.0%
White, not Hispanic0.0%
Black, not Hispanic0.0%
Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Other or two or more0.0%

Race and Hispanic origin in 00731 (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 00731 earn?

Median household income is $18,736 (ACS 2020-2024), the 5th highest of the 7 ranked ZIP codes in Ponce Municipio. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($18,985 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income: $18,736±$3,367
Income per person: $12,053
Below the poverty line: 56.2%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 13.4%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 23.3%

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 00731?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $88,700
Median gross rent: $424
Homes owned by their occupants: 80.4%
Housing units: 5,170

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

Which ZIP codes are next to 00731?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 00731, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
00780	Coto Laurel	13,446	$28k	4.7 mi
00730	Ponce	31,081	$18k	5.7 mi
00624	Penuelas	21,148	$23k	6.9 mi
00664	Jayuya	14,807	$22k	7.5 mi
00728	Ponce	36,532	$23k	8.4 mi
00716	Ponce	27,945	$21k	8.8 mi
00601	Adjuntas	16,669	$20k	9.0 mi
00717	Ponce	14,577	$14k	7.6 mi (near)

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