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00612

ZIP 00612 is in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, mostly in Arecibo Municipio; area codes 787 and 939; Atlantic time. Arecibo has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 00613 and 00614.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Puerto_Rico
County
Arecibo +2 more
Metro area
Arecibo, PR
Population
62,908
Coordinates
18.4167, -66.7001
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Where 00612 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 00612
  • 🔢 Type 00612 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIgOO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 612 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 17. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 00611 (Angeles, PR, 12 mi away) and 00613 (Arecibo, PR, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 00612 becomes 21600, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01026, 01062, 01260, 01602, 02061, 02601, …). The farthest-flung twin is 61020 in Davis Junction, IL, 2,100 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
  • 🎯2,405 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 00612 and you would come out at 18.42°S, 113.30°E — 687 miles from Denpasar, Indonesia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 11h 01m.
  • 📏 At 76.3 square miles of land, 00612 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 58 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population62,908This ZIP62,908
Households24,426This ZIP24,426
Housing units31,920This ZIP31,920
Median age45.1This ZIP45.1Puerto Rico44.8US 38.9
Median household income$24,488This ZIP$24,488Puerto Rico$26,297US $80,734
Median home value$117,600This ZIP$117,600Puerto Rico$131,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$510This ZIP$510Puerto Rico$578US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.9%This ZIP29.9%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density825.0 / sq miThis ZIP825.0 / sq mi

Land area

Land area76.25 sq miThis ZIP76.25 sq mi
Water area5.80 sq miThis ZIP5.80 sq mi

Counties 00612 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Arecibo Municipio 99.0%
Hatillo Municipio 0.9%
Barceloneta Municipio 0.1%

Other place names in 00612

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 00612

ZIPCityDistance
00616 Bajadero, PR 1.9 mi
00613 Arecibo, PR 4.0 mi
00614 Arecibo, PR 4.0 mi
00688 Sabana Hoyos, PR 5.4 mi
00659 Hatillo, PR 7.2 mi
00652 Garrochales, PR 7.3 mi
00650 Florida, PR 9.3 mi
00617 Barceloneta, PR 9.3 mi
00641 Utuado, PR 10.3 mi
00627 Camuy, PR 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 00612?

00612 is in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, in Arecibo Municipio, part of the Arecibo, PR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 18.4167, -66.7001.

What county is 00612 in?

00612 spans 3 counties: Arecibo Municipio, Hatillo Municipio and Barceloneta Municipio. Most of it falls in Arecibo Municipio, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 00612?

Arecibo uses area codes 787 and 939, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 00612 in?

00612 uses America/Puerto_Rico.

How many people live in 00612?

About 62,908 people live in ZIP code 00612, in 24,426 households, at 825.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 00612?

$24,488 a year, against $26,297 across Puerto Rico.

What ZIP codes are near 00612?

The closest are 00616 (1.9 mi), 00613 (4 mi), 00614 (4 mi), 00688 (5.4 mi) and 00659 (7.2 mi).

Is 00612 a PO Box ZIP code?

00612 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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