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00987

ZIP 00987 is in Carolina, Puerto Rico, mostly 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 +1 more
Population
55,747
Coordinates
18.3440, -65.9438
☼ Live from 00987 — Carolina, PR

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Where 00987 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 00987
  • 🔢 Type 00987 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBGOO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 987 = 3 × 7 × 47. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 00986 (Carolina, PR, 3 mi away) and 00988 (Carolina, PR, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 00987 becomes 78900, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00978, 07890, 07980, 08079, 08097, 09078, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09078 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,532 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 98%.
  • 🎯2,444 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 00987 and you would come out at 18.34°S, 114.06°E — 674 miles from Denpasar, Indonesia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 11h 02m.
  • 📏 At 25.9 square miles of land, 00987 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population55,747This ZIP55,747
Households22,170This ZIP22,170
Housing units25,146This ZIP25,146
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6Puerto Rico44.8US 38.9
Median household income$43,159This ZIP$43,159Puerto Rico$26,297US $80,734
Median home value$158,600This ZIP$158,600Puerto Rico$131,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$775This ZIP$775Puerto Rico$578US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.9%This ZIP39.9%
Mean commute31.6 minThis ZIP31.6 min
Population density2,149.8 / sq miThis ZIP2,149.8 / sq mi

Land area

Land area25.93 sq miThis ZIP25.93 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Counties 00987 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Carolina Municipio 99.8%
Trujillo Alto Municipio 0.2%

Other place names in 00987

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

ZIP codes near 00987

ZIPCityDistance
00981 Carolina, PR 2.7 mi
00984 Carolina, PR 2.7 mi
00986 Carolina, PR 2.7 mi
00988 Carolina, PR 2.7 mi
00976 Trujillo Alto, PR 3.3 mi
00729 Canovanas, PR 3.8 mi
00977 Trujillo Alto, PR 4.2 mi
00985 Carolina, PR 4.6 mi
00982 Carolina, PR 5.5 mi
00983 Carolina, PR 5.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 00987?

00987 is in Carolina, Puerto Rico, in Carolina Municipio, part of the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 18.3440, -65.9438.

What county is 00987 in?

00987 spans 2 counties: Carolina Municipio and Trujillo Alto Municipio. Most of it falls in Carolina 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 00987?

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

What time zone is 00987 in?

00987 uses America/Puerto_Rico.

How many people live in 00987?

About 55,747 people live in ZIP code 00987, in 22,170 households, at 2,149.8 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 00987?

$43,159 a year, against $26,297 across Puerto Rico.

What ZIP codes are near 00987?

The closest are 00981 (2.7 mi), 00984 (2.7 mi), 00986 (2.7 mi), 00988 (2.7 mi) and 00976 (3.3 mi).

Is 00987 a PO Box ZIP code?

00987 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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