Residential delivery area · Puerto Rico
ZIP Code 00740: Puerto Real, PR
ZIP code 00740 uses the postal name Puerto Real, Puerto Rico and lies entirely in Fajardo Municipio (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,600 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $26,027 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Most of its land (100%) lies in the city of Fajardo.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Puerto Real · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Fajardo Municipio
- Census places
- Fajardo
- Metro area
- San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR
- House district
- PR resident commissioner 119th Congress
- State
- Puerto Rico
- Time zone
- Atlantic
- Land area
- 0.4 sq mi · 3,787 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 00740?
00740 centers on 18.334°, -65.632° and covers 0.4 square miles of land plus 0.6 of water. It borders 1 ZIP code: 00738.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 00740, 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 00740 compare with the rest of Fajardo Municipio?
| Measure | 00740 | In Fajardo Municipio | In PR |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 1,583 | 2nd of 2 | 122nd of 132 |
| Median household income | $26k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $120k | 2nd of 2 | 61st of 121 |
00740's median household income is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$13,490) is more than a quarter of the figure ($26,027). 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 91% 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 00740?
The 2020 Census counted 1,492 people in 00740; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,583. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 28.0% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 1,583±516 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 1,492−28.0% since 2010 (2,071)
- Households
- 615
- Median age
- 42.9
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 00740?
Of the 1,583 people the ACS estimates in 00740, 22.2% are under 18 and 23.5% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (96.1%).
- Under 1822.2%
- 18 to 6454.3%
- 65 and older23.5%
- Hispanic or Latino96.1%
- White, not Hispanic3.9%
- 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 00740 earn?
Median household income is $26,027 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($15,882 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.
- Median household income
- $26,027±$13,490
- Income per person
- $12,204
- Below the poverty line
- 49.2%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 14.7%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 27.4%
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 00740?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $120,000
- Median gross rent
- $620
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 61.0%
- Housing units
- 907
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 00740?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00738 | Fajardo | 29,980 | $26k | 4.8 mi |
| 00773 | Luquillo | 17,532 | $24k | 6.0 mi (near) |
| 00735 | Ceiba | 10,949 | $25k | 6.1 mi (near) |
| 00718 | Naguabo | 23,026 | $24k | 10.8 mi (near) |
| 00745 | Rio Grande | 46,739 | $29k | 11.8 mi (near) |
| 00741 | Punta Santiago | 3,716 | $27k | 14.2 mi (near) |
| 00729 | Canovanas | 47,067 | $31k | 16.8 mi (near) |
| 00791 | Humacao | 45,455 | $27k | 17.8 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.