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Where 00715 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 00715 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SILOO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 715 = 5 × 11 × 13. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011001011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 00714 (Arroyo, PR, 34 mi away) and 00716 (Ponce, PR, 3 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 00715 becomes 51700, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00751, 01057, 01075, 01507, 01570, 01705, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57001 in Alcester, SD, 2,464 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
- 🎯2,432 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 00715 and you would come out at 17.99°S, 113.43°E — 656 miles from Denpasar, Indonesia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 11h 03m.
- 📏 At 12.7 square miles of land, 00715 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.6 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,082This ZIP2,082 |
|---|---|
| Households | 905This ZIP905 |
| Housing units | 1,274This ZIP1,274 |
| Median age | 54.7This ZIP54.7Puerto Rico44.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $22,670This ZIP$22,670Puerto Rico$26,297US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $80,100This ZIP$80,100Puerto Rico$131,500US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $660This ZIP$660Puerto Rico$578US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 12.8%This ZIP12.8% |
| Mean commute | 24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min |
| Population density | 163.9 / sq miThis ZIP163.9 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 12.71 sq miThis ZIP12.71 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 4.25 sq miThis ZIP4.25 sq mi |
Counties 00715 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Ponce Municipio | 99.2% |
| Juana Díaz Municipio | 0.8% |
Other place names in 00715
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 00715
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
00716 | Ponce, PR | 2.7 mi |
00717 | Ponce, PR | 3.1 mi |
00732 | Ponce, PR | 3.5 mi |
00733 | Ponce, PR | 3.5 mi |
00734 | Ponce, PR | 3.5 mi |
00730 | Ponce, PR | 4.1 mi |
00795 | Juana Diaz, PR | 6.1 mi |
00728 | Ponce, PR | 6.4 mi |
00780 | Coto Laurel, PR | 7.2 mi |
00731 | Ponce, PR | 9.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 00715?
00715 is in Mercedita, Puerto Rico, in Ponce Municipio, part of the Ponce, PR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 17.9905, -66.5661.
What county is 00715 in?
00715 spans 2 counties: Ponce Municipio and Juana Díaz Municipio. Most of it falls in Ponce 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 00715?
Mercedita uses area codes 787 and 939, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 00715 in?
00715 uses America/Puerto_Rico.
How many people live in 00715?
About 2,082 people live in ZIP code 00715, in 905 households, at 163.9 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 00715?
$22,670 a year, against $26,297 across Puerto Rico.
What ZIP codes are near 00715?
The closest are 00716 (2.7 mi), 00717 (3.1 mi), 00732 (3.5 mi), 00733 (3.5 mi) and 00734 (3.5 mi).
Is 00715 a PO Box ZIP code?
00715 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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