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00985

ZIP 00985 is in Carolina, Puerto Rico, in Carolina Municipio; area codes 787 and 939; Atlantic time. Carolina has 9 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Puerto_Rico
County
Carolina
Population
30,497
Coordinates
18.4108, -65.9479
☼ Live from 00985 — Carolina, PR

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Where 00985 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 00985
  • 🔢 Type 00985 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBGOO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 985 = 5 × 197. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 00984 (Carolina, PR, 2 mi away) and 00986 (Carolina, PR, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 00985 becomes 58900, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00958, 05089, 08059, 08095, 09058, 09508, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09805 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,157 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
  • 🎯2,440 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 00985 and you would come out at 18.41°S, 114.05°E — 679 miles from Denpasar, Indonesia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 11h 01m.
  • 📏 At 9.2 square miles of land, 00985 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,497This ZIP30,497
Households12,877This ZIP12,877
Housing units15,342This ZIP15,342
Median age48.9This ZIP48.9Puerto Rico44.8US 38.9
Median household income$33,863This ZIP$33,863Puerto Rico$26,297US $80,734
Median home value$148,800This ZIP$148,800Puerto Rico$131,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$601This ZIP$601Puerto Rico$578US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%This ZIP29.1%
Mean commute30.4 minThis ZIP30.4 min
Population density3,302.3 / sq miThis ZIP3,302.3 / sq mi

Land area

Land area9.24 sq miThis ZIP9.24 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi

Other place names in 00985

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

ZIP codes near 00985

ZIPCityDistance
00981 Carolina, PR 2.2 mi
00984 Carolina, PR 2.2 mi
00986 Carolina, PR 2.2 mi
00988 Carolina, PR 2.2 mi
00983 Carolina, PR 2.2 mi
00982 Carolina, PR 2.8 mi
00772 Loiza, PR 3.4 mi
00979 Carolina, PR 3.9 mi
00924 San Juan, PR 4.3 mi
00987 Carolina, PR 4.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 00985?

00985 is in Carolina, Puerto Rico, in Carolina Municipio, part of the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 18.4108, -65.9479.

What county is 00985 in?

00985 lies in Carolina Municipio.

What area code is 00985?

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

What time zone is 00985 in?

00985 uses America/Puerto_Rico.

How many people live in 00985?

About 30,497 people live in ZIP code 00985, in 12,877 households, at 3,302.3 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 00985?

$33,863 a year, against $26,297 across Puerto Rico.

What ZIP codes are near 00985?

The closest are 00981 (2.2 mi), 00984 (2.2 mi), 00986 (2.2 mi), 00988 (2.2 mi) and 00983 (2.2 mi).

Is 00985 a PO Box ZIP code?

00985 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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