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00688

ZIP 00688 is Sabana Hoyos, Puerto Rico, in Arecibo Municipio; area codes 939 and 787; Atlantic time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Puerto_Rico
County
Arecibo
Metro area
Arecibo, PR
Population
10,028
Coordinates
18.3823, -66.6264
☼ Live from 00688 — Sabana Hoyos, PR

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Where 00688 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 00688
  • 🔢 Type 00688 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBgOO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 688 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 43. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 00687 (Morovis, PR, 14 mi away) and 00690 (San Antonio, PR, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 00688 becomes 88600, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06088, 06880, 08068, 08086, 08608, 60088, …). The farthest-flung twin is 80860 in Victor, CO, 2,695 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
  • 🎯2,410 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 00688 and you would come out at 18.38°S, 113.37°E — 684 miles from Denpasar, Indonesia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 11h 01m.
  • 📏 At 32.5 square miles of land, 00688 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,028This ZIP10,028
Households4,043This ZIP4,043
Housing units5,302This ZIP5,302
Median age45.8This ZIP45.8Puerto Rico44.8US 38.9
Median household income$18,023This ZIP$18,023Puerto Rico$26,297US $80,734
Median home value$105,400This ZIP$105,400Puerto Rico$131,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$568This ZIP$568Puerto Rico$578US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%This ZIP20.2%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density308.5 / sq miThis ZIP308.5 / sq mi

Land area

Land area32.50 sq miThis ZIP32.50 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 00688

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

ZIP codes near 00688

ZIPCityDistance
00650 Florida, PR 3.9 mi
00616 Bajadero, PR 4.0 mi
00652 Garrochales, PR 5.0 mi
00612 Arecibo, PR 5.4 mi
00617 Barceloneta, PR 6.2 mi
00613 Arecibo, PR 8.5 mi
00614 Arecibo, PR 8.5 mi
00641 Utuado, PR 9.3 mi
00674 Manati, PR 9.5 mi
00638 Ciales, PR 10.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 00688?

00688 is in Sabana Hoyos, Puerto Rico, in Arecibo Municipio, part of the Arecibo, PR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 18.3823, -66.6264.

What county is 00688 in?

00688 lies in Arecibo Municipio.

What area code is 00688?

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

What time zone is 00688 in?

00688 uses America/Puerto_Rico.

How many people live in 00688?

About 10,028 people live in ZIP code 00688, in 4,043 households, at 308.5 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 00688?

$18,023 a year, against $26,297 across Puerto Rico.

What ZIP codes are near 00688?

The closest are 00650 (3.9 mi), 00616 (4 mi), 00652 (5 mi), 00612 (5.4 mi) and 00617 (6.2 mi).

Is 00688 a PO Box ZIP code?

00688 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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