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Where 00717 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 00717 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LILOO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 717 = 3 × 239. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011001101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 00716 (Ponce, PR, 1 mi away) and 00718 (Naguabo, PR, 58 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 00717 becomes 71700, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00771, 01077, 01770, 07017, 07071, 07107, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77010 in Houston, TX, 1,982 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
- 🎯2,429 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 00717 and you would come out at 18.00°S, 113.39°E — 658 miles from Denpasar, Indonesia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 11h 03m.
- 📏 At 2.4 square miles of land, 00717 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.8 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 14,577This ZIP14,577 |
|---|---|
| Households | 6,779This ZIP6,779 |
| Housing units | 9,170This ZIP9,170 |
| Median age | 44.8This ZIP44.8Puerto Rico44.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $13,602This ZIP$13,602Puerto Rico$26,297US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $113,200This ZIP$113,200Puerto Rico$131,500US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $519This ZIP$519Puerto Rico$578US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 31.3%This ZIP31.3% |
| Mean commute | 22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min |
| Population density | 6,142.9 / sq miThis ZIP6,142.9 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 2.37 sq miThis ZIP2.37 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi |
Other place names in 00717
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 00717
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
00732 | Ponce, PR | 0.6 mi |
00733 | Ponce, PR | 0.6 mi |
00734 | Ponce, PR | 0.6 mi |
00716 | Ponce, PR | 1.3 mi |
00730 | Ponce, PR | 2.0 mi |
00715 | Mercedita, PR | 3.1 mi |
00728 | Ponce, PR | 3.5 mi |
00780 | Coto Laurel, PR | 7.0 mi |
00731 | Ponce, PR | 7.6 mi |
00624 | Penuelas, PR | 8.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 00717?
00717 is in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in Ponce Municipio, part of the Ponce, PR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 18.0026, -66.6111.
What county is 00717 in?
00717 lies in Ponce Municipio.
What area code is 00717?
Ponce uses area codes 787 and 939, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 00717 in?
00717 uses America/Puerto_Rico.
How many people live in 00717?
About 14,577 people live in ZIP code 00717, in 6,779 households, at 6,142.9 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 00717?
$13,602 a year, against $26,297 across Puerto Rico.
What ZIP codes are near 00717?
The closest are 00732 (0.6 mi), 00733 (0.6 mi), 00734 (0.6 mi), 00716 (1.3 mi) and 00730 (2 mi).
Is 00717 a PO Box ZIP code?
00717 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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