| City: | Caguas, Puerto Rico |
| County: | Caguas County |
| Timezone: | Atlantic (GMT -04:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:06:29 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 787 / 939 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 18.2364, -66.0489 |
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ZIP code 00726 serves downtown Caguas, Puerto Rico's fifth-largest city. This isn't a standalone community. It's a postal facility point within the larger 00727 ZIP code that handles mail for Caguas's commercial district. The post office maintains 3,374 PO Boxes and serves 758 businesses in the area.
Caguas sits in the Turabo Valley of central-eastern Puerto Rico. It's about 20 miles south of San Juan. The city is known as "El Criollo" (The Creole) and serves as a major commercial and educational center for the region. Since this ZIP has no residential population of its own, mail delivery here focuses on businesses and PO Box customers rather than home addresses.
The two streets in this ZIP tell Caguas's story. Calle Gautier Benitez honors José Gautier Benítez, Puerto Rico's celebrated 19th-century poet who wrote romantic verses about the island. Calle Ext Muñoz Rivera extends the memorial to Luis Muñoz Rivera, a statesman who fought for Puerto Rican autonomy. Both streets are part of the historic downtown core.
Street delivery exists here through 2 city carrier routes, despite the PO Box classification. This pattern is common in Puerto Rico's urban centers where the original PO Box designation remains even as street addressing has expanded. Residents and businesses in Caguas can choose between PO Box service at this location or street delivery through the surrounding 00727 ZIP.
Both streets honor Puerto Rican historical figures and form part of the downtown commercial district.
ZIP Code 00726 is designated for PO Box delivery only; business establishment and employment data are not available.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 5,656Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 00726 is located in Caguas County, Puerto Rico, within the San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 41980). This Metro area has a population of 2,063,795 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 00726. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PRSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 41980Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 2,063,795Source: Census |
| MSA: | San Juan-Caguas-Arecibo, PR CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | No DistrictsSource: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Caguas, PR PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 7210334Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Caguas zona urbana; Puerto RicoSource: Census |
ZIP Code 00726 is in the Puerto Rico Department of Education, which serves grades Pre-Kindergarten thru 12th. There are 1 public school(s) in this ZIP Code, and we have located 0 private school(s). It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.