Residential delivery area · Puerto Rico
ZIP Code 00782: Comerio, PR
ZIP code 00782 uses the postal name Comerio, Puerto Rico and lies mostly in Comerío Municipio (97% of its land) with the rest in Barranquitas Municipio (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 18,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $16,896 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Piñas (4%), Palomas (3%) and Comerío (2%); 92% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Comerio · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Comerío Municipio (97%); Barranquitas Municipio (3%)
- Census places
- Piñas (4%); Palomas (3%); Comerío (2%)
- Metro area
- San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR
- House district
- PR resident commissioner 119th Congress
- State
- Puerto Rico
- Time zone
- Atlantic
- Land area
- 28.0 sq mi · 648 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 00782?
00782 centers on 18.225°, -66.224° and covers 28.0 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 00719, 00739, 00794, 00703, 00956.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 00782, 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 00782 compare with the rest of Comerío Municipio?
| Measure | 00782 | In Comerío Municipio | In PR |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 18,128 | 2nd of 2 | 75th of 132 |
| Median household income | $17k | 2nd of 2 | 112th of 116 |
| Median home value | $98k | 2nd of 2 | 108th of 121 |
Its median household income is higher than in 0% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 74% 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 00782?
The 2020 Census counted 17,965 people in 00782; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 18,128. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 6.9% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 18,128
- 2020 Census count
- 17,965−6.9% since 2010 (19,304)
- Households
- 5,879
- Median age
- 42.0
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 00782?
Of the 18,128 people the ACS estimates in 00782, 17.3% are under 18 and 21.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (100.0%).
- Under 1817.3%
- 18 to 6461.6%
- 65 and older21.1%
- 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 00782 earn?
Median household income is $16,896 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($16,789 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.
- Median household income
- $16,896
- Income per person
- $11,266
- Below the poverty line
- 53.6%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 13.9%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 18.4%
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 00782?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $98,000
- Median gross rent
- $491
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 64.8%
- Housing units
- 7,748
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 00782?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00719 | Naranjito | 29,932 | $22k | 4.9 mi |
| 00739 | Cidra | 34,578 | $30k | 5.3 mi |
| 00794 | Barranquitas | 28,668 | $24k | 5.8 mi |
| 00703 | Aguas Buenas | 24,263 | $23k | 6.4 mi |
| 00956 | Bayamon | 66,734 | $29k | 7.5 mi |
| 00786 | La Plata | 165 | – | 6.2 mi (near) |
| 00705 | Aibonito | 24,471 | $22k | 7.2 mi (near) |
| 00783 | Corozal | 34,259 | $24k | 8.6 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.