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00736

ZIP 00736 is in Cayey, Puerto Rico, mostly in Cayey Municipio; area codes 787 and 939; Atlantic time. Cayey has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 00737.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Puerto_Rico
County
Cayey +1 more
Population
45,306
Coordinates
18.1036, -66.1517
☼ Live from 00736 — Cayey, PR

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Where 00736 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 00736
  • 🔢 Type 00736 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gELOO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 736 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 23. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 00735 (Ceiba, PR, 34 mi away) and 00737 (Cayey, PR, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 00736 becomes 63700, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00637, 03076, 03607, 06037, 06073, 06370, …). The farthest-flung twin is 67003 in Anthony, KS, 2,335 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
  • 🎯2,446 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 00736 and you would come out at 18.10°S, 113.85°E — 660 miles from Denpasar, Indonesia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 11h 03m.
  • 📏 At 54.9 square miles of land, 00736 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population45,306This ZIP45,306
Households18,720This ZIP18,720
Housing units22,505This ZIP22,505
Median age45.6This ZIP45.6Puerto Rico44.8US 38.9
Median household income$29,971This ZIP$29,971Puerto Rico$26,297US $80,734
Median home value$150,000This ZIP$150,000Puerto Rico$131,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$569This ZIP$569Puerto Rico$578US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.2%This ZIP29.2%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density825.2 / sq miThis ZIP825.2 / sq mi

Land area

Land area54.90 sq miThis ZIP54.90 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Counties 00736 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Cayey Municipio 92.5%
Cidra Municipio 7.5%

Other place names in 00736

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

ZIP codes near 00736

ZIPCityDistance
00737 Cayey, PR 1.1 mi
00739 Cidra, PR 5.0 mi
00786 La Plata, PR 5.5 mi
00784 Guayama, PR 6.5 mi
00705 Aibonito, PR 7.8 mi
00785 Guayama, PR 8.6 mi
00727 Caguas, PR 9.1 mi
00782 Comerio, PR 9.6 mi
00714 Arroyo, PR 9.8 mi
00751 Salinas, PR 10.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 00736?

00736 is in Cayey, Puerto Rico, in Cayey Municipio, part of the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 18.1036, -66.1517.

What county is 00736 in?

00736 spans 2 counties: Cayey Municipio and Cidra Municipio. Most of it falls in Cayey 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 00736?

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

What time zone is 00736 in?

00736 uses America/Puerto_Rico.

How many people live in 00736?

About 45,306 people live in ZIP code 00736, in 18,720 households, at 825.2 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 00736?

$29,971 a year, against $26,297 across Puerto Rico.

What ZIP codes are near 00736?

The closest are 00737 (1.1 mi), 00739 (5 mi), 00786 (5.5 mi), 00784 (6.5 mi) and 00705 (7.8 mi).

Is 00736 a PO Box ZIP code?

00736 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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