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Where 00728 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 00728 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZLOO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 728 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 13. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011011000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 00727 (Caguas, PR, 42 mi away) and 00729 (Canovanas, PR, 56 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 00728 becomes 82700, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00782, 02780, 02807, 07028, 07082, 07208, …). The farthest-flung twin is 82070 in Laramie, WY, 2,812 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
- 🎯2,427 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 00728 and you would come out at 17.99°S, 113.34°E — 658 miles from Denpasar, Indonesia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 11h 03m.
- 📏 At 15.4 square miles of land, 00728 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 36,532This ZIP36,532 |
|---|---|
| Households | 13,940This ZIP13,940 |
| Housing units | 16,569This ZIP16,569 |
| Median age | 40.8This ZIP40.8Puerto Rico44.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $23,031This ZIP$23,031Puerto Rico$26,297US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $111,000This ZIP$111,000Puerto Rico$131,500US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $568This ZIP$568Puerto Rico$578US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 27.2%This ZIP27.2% |
| Mean commute | 24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min |
| Population density | 2,372.7 / sq miThis ZIP2,372.7 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 15.40 sq miThis ZIP15.40 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 8.35 sq miThis ZIP8.35 sq mi |
Other place names in 00728
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 00728
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
00732 | Ponce, PR | 3.5 mi |
00733 | Ponce, PR | 3.5 mi |
00734 | Ponce, PR | 3.5 mi |
00717 | Ponce, PR | 3.5 mi |
00716 | Ponce, PR | 3.7 mi |
00730 | Ponce, PR | 4.3 mi |
00624 | Penuelas, PR | 5.7 mi |
00715 | Mercedita, PR | 6.4 mi |
00731 | Ponce, PR | 8.4 mi |
00656 | Guayanilla, PR | 9.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 00728?
00728 is in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in Ponce Municipio, part of the Ponce, PR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 17.9911, -66.6630.
What county is 00728 in?
00728 lies in Ponce Municipio.
What area code is 00728?
Ponce uses area codes 787 and 939, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 00728 in?
00728 uses America/Puerto_Rico.
How many people live in 00728?
About 36,532 people live in ZIP code 00728, in 13,940 households, at 2,372.7 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 00728?
$23,031 a year, against $26,297 across Puerto Rico.
What ZIP codes are near 00728?
The closest are 00732 (3.5 mi), 00733 (3.5 mi), 00734 (3.5 mi), 00717 (3.5 mi) and 00716 (3.7 mi).
Is 00728 a PO Box ZIP code?
00728 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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