| City: | Carolina, Puerto Rico |
| Names to Avoid: | Isla Verde |
| Counties: | Carolina County [Primary] San Juan County |
| Timezone: | Atlantic (GMT -04:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:11:37 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 787 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 18.4683, -66.1064 |
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ZIP code 00981 serves the Carolina area of Puerto Rico as a PO Box facility supporting 127 boxes and 64 business customers. While this ZIP maintains a single street route along AVE JOSE A TONY SANTANA with 28 delivery points, the post office functions primarily as a box service center. Most residential street delivery in Carolina happens through the neighboring 00979 ZIP code.
The facility's location in the Carolina municipality positions it as a supplemental service point rather than a primary delivery hub. Businesses and residents who prefer centralized mail pickup use this location, while the broader Carolina community receives carrier delivery through adjacent ZIP codes. The street named after José A. Tony Santana honors a local figure, though the single route with limited delivery points suggests most customers access mail through PO boxes.
The single street route honors José A. Tony Santana, with the avenue serving as the limited carrier delivery component of this primarily PO Box facility.
ZIP Code 00981 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: | 326Source: 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 00981 is located in Carolina 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 00981. 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: | San Juan-Bayamon, PR PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 7214290Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Carolina zona urbana; Puerto RicoSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 00981 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. 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 February 1, 2026.