00987 ZIP Code, Carolina, PR

00987 is a ZIP code in Carolina, Puerto Rico in Carolina Municipio. It covers 26 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 00976, 00729 and 00985. 55,747 people live here in 22,170 households, more than in 9 of every 10 Puerto Rico ZIP codes. At about 2,150 people per square mile it has suburban density, and most homes are owner-occupied (75%). Median household income is $43,159, well above the Puerto Rico median of $26,297.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents55,747
Households22,170
Median household income$43,159
Income per person$22,739
Median age42.6
Homeowners74.8%
Median home value$158,600
Median rent$775
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Average commute (minutes)31.6
Households with kids under 18not published
Moved in the past yearnot published
Below the poverty line24.6%
Broadband internetnot published
Speak a non-English language at homenot published

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K9.2%
$10–15K7.4%
$15–25K12.0%
$25–35K14.6%
$35–50K12.8%
$50–75K17.6%
$75–100K12.8%
$100–150K10.2%
$150–200K1.8%
$200K+1.7%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<107.3%
10–1911.9%
20–247.2%
25–3413.5%
35–4412.5%
45–5415.1%
55–6412.7%
65–749.3%
75+10.7%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage37.0%
Owned outright29.0%
Rented22.2%
Vacant11.8%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house56.4%
Townhome14.5%
2–4 units2.1%
5–19 units16.4%
20+ units10.4%
Mobile / other0.1%

EDDM carrier routes

00987 has 16 USPS carrier routes with 17,826 residential and 710 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 00987

00987 has 16 USPS carrier routes (12 city (C), 4 highway contract (H)) with 17,826 residential and 710 business mailboxes. Routes range from 569 homes (H002) to 1,592 homes (C030); the median route has 1,077 homes. The Census counted 22,170 households in 00987 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2490
250–4990
500–7492
750–9995
1,000–1,4997
1,500+2

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  1. Route C039 — USPS business mailboxes 182, 1,382 homes
  2. Route C018 — USPS business mailboxes 127, 914 homes
  3. Route C031 — USPS business mailboxes 124, 745 homes
  4. Route C006 — USPS business mailboxes 79, 1,382 homes
  5. Route C028 — USPS business mailboxes 59, 1,053 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 00987

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
C006City1,38279————
C016City1,1009————
C018City914127————
C019City1,18811————
C025City1,3805————
C028City1,05359————
C029City96234————
C030City1,5926————
C031City745124————
C034City1,47935————
C038City1,52417————
C039City1,382182————
H001Highway contract8671————
H002Highway contract5697————
H003Highway contract93611————
H004Highway contract7533————

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 00987 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) 00987, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 00987 in?
00987 is a Carolina, PR mailing address. By land area, 25% lies inside Carolina zona urbana; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 00987 in?
00987 is in Carolina Municipio.
What is the population of 00987?
About 55,747 people (±2,375), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 58,427.
What is the median household income in 00987?
$43,159 (±$3,064), 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 00987?
16 USPS carrier routes with 17,826 residential and 710 business mailboxes (18,535 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 00987?
The closest, measured center to center: 00976 (3.3 mi, Trujillo Alto zona urbana, PR), 00729 (3.8 mi, Canóvanas zona urbana, PR), 00985 (4.6 mi, Carolina zona urbana, PR), 00982 (5.5 mi, Carolina zona urbana, PR), 00983 (5.6 mi, Carolina zona urbana, PR) and 00924 (5.9 mi, San Juan zona urbana, PR).

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