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Where 00698 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.
- 🔢 Type 00698 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BGgOO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 698 = 2 × 349. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010111010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 00694 (Vega Baja, PR, 41 mi away) and 00703 (Aguas Buenas, PR, 49 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 00698 becomes 89600, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00968, 00986, 06089, 06098, 06890, 08069, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09680 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,215 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
- 🎯2,415 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 00698 and you would come out at 18.07°S, 113.15°E — 666 miles from Denpasar, Indonesia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 11h 03m.
- 📏 At 62.7 square miles of land, 00698 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 32,535This ZIP32,535 |
|---|---|
| Households | 13,070This ZIP13,070 |
| Housing units | 17,235This ZIP17,235 |
| Median age | 46.8This ZIP46.8Puerto Rico44.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $24,310This ZIP$24,310Puerto Rico$26,297US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $100,500This ZIP$100,500Puerto Rico$131,500US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $551This ZIP$551Puerto Rico$578US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 28.6%This ZIP28.6% |
| Mean commute | 21.0 minThis ZIP21.0 min |
| Population density | 519.2 / sq miThis ZIP519.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 62.66 sq miThis ZIP62.66 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.63 sq miThis ZIP0.63 sq mi |
Counties 00698 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Yauco Municipio | 97.8% |
| Guayanilla Municipio | 2.2% |
Other place names in 00698
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 00698
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
00656 | Guayanilla, PR | 4.6 mi |
00637 | Sabana Grande, PR | 6.4 mi |
00653 | Guanica, PR | 6.7 mi |
00631 | Castaner, PR | 7.8 mi |
00606 | Maricao, PR | 8.0 mi |
00624 | Penuelas, PR | 8.6 mi |
00647 | Ensenada, PR | 9.8 mi |
00601 | Adjuntas, PR | 10.0 mi |
00683 | San German, PR | 12.5 mi |
00667 | Lajas, PR | 13.0 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 00698 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 00698?
00698 is in Yauco, Puerto Rico, in Yauco Municipio, part of the Ponce, PR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 18.0729, -66.8512.
What county is 00698 in?
00698 spans 2 counties: Yauco Municipio and Guayanilla Municipio. Most of it falls in Yauco 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 00698?
Yauco uses area codes 787 and 939, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 00698 in?
00698 uses America/Puerto_Rico.
How many people live in 00698?
About 32,535 people live in ZIP code 00698, in 13,070 households, at 519.2 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 00698?
$24,310 a year, against $26,297 across Puerto Rico.
What ZIP codes are near 00698?
The closest are 00656 (4.6 mi), 00637 (6.4 mi), 00653 (6.7 mi), 00631 (7.8 mi) and 00606 (8 mi).
Is 00698 a PO Box ZIP code?
00698 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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