00982 ZIP Code, Carolina, PR

00982 is a ZIP code in Carolina, Puerto Rico in Carolina Municipio. It covers 1.4 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 00983, 00924 and 00979. 14,050 people live here in 6,150 households. At about 9,710 people per square mile it is built up to city-neighborhood density, and owners and renters are mixed (59% own). Median household income is $28,906, close to the Puerto Rico median of $26,297.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents14,050
Households6,150
Median household income$28,906
Income per person$16,284
Median age40.8
Homeowners59.4%
Median home value$143,100
Median rent$679
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Average commute (minutes)27.3
Households with kids under 18not published
Moved in the past yearnot published
Below the poverty line37.2%
Broadband internetnot published
Speak a non-English language at homenot published

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K17.1%
$10–15K12.3%
$15–25K16.5%
$25–35K11.7%
$35–50K18.4%
$50–75K13.8%
$75–100K5.9%
$100–150K3.1%
$150–200K0.7%
$200K+0.5%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<108.5%
10–1910.5%
20–248.6%
25–3415.2%
35–4411.0%
45–5410.4%
55–6411.5%
65–7410.8%
75+13.4%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage22.7%
Owned outright24.7%
Rented32.4%
Vacant20.1%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house49.4%
Townhome32.6%
2–4 units3.5%
5–19 units10.4%
20+ units4.0%
Mobile / other0.1%

EDDM carrier routes

00982 has 6 USPS carrier routes with 5,246 residential and 405 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 00982

00982 has 6 USPS carrier routes (6 city (C)) with 5,246 residential and 405 business mailboxes. Routes range from 647 homes (C042) to 1,263 homes (C022); the median route has 839 homes. The Census counted 6,150 households in 00982 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2490
250–4990
500–7491
750–9994
1,000–1,4991
1,500+0

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  1. Route C042 — USPS business mailboxes 146, 647 homes
  2. Route C058 — USPS business mailboxes 119, 785 homes
  3. Route C026 — USPS business mailboxes 72, 820 homes
  4. Route C047 — USPS business mailboxes 39, 858 homes
  5. Route C022 — USPS business mailboxes 24, 1,263 homes

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Every carrier route in 00982

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
C022City1,26324————
C026City82072————
C035City8735————
C042City647146————
C047City85839————
C058City785119————

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 00982 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 00982, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 00982 in?
00982 is a Carolina, PR mailing address. By land area, 100% lies inside Carolina zona urbana.
What county is 00982 in?
00982 is in Carolina Municipio.
What is the population of 00982?
About 14,050 people (±1,201), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 14,182.
What is the median household income in 00982?
$28,906 (±$3,496), compared with $26,297 for Puerto Rico as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 00982?
6 USPS carrier routes with 5,246 residential and 405 business mailboxes (5,648 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 00982?
The closest, measured center to center: 00983 (0.9 mi, Carolina zona urbana, PR), 00924 (1.5 mi, San Juan zona urbana, PR), 00979 (2.1 mi, Carolina zona urbana, PR), 00985 (2.8 mi, Carolina zona urbana, PR), 00923 (3 mi, San Juan zona urbana, PR) and 00917 (3.9 mi, San Juan zona urbana, PR).

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