FIPS code 72099 is Moca Municipio, Puerto Rico. With a population of 37,363 (2022 ACS estimate), it ranks #28 in Puerto Rico and #1261 nationally. Moca Municipio is part of the Aguadilla, PR. The state FIPS code for Puerto Rico is 72. This code is used in Census Bureau, BLS, EPA, HUD, and USDA federal datasets to identify this county.
County FIPS
72099
Population
37,363
2022 ACS · #1261 nationally
Density
742.2/mi²
people per sq mile
Land Area
50
sq miles
Urban/Rural
Metro — 250K–1M population
RUCC 2
How This FIPS Code Works
The 5-digit FIPS code 72099 is formed by combining the 2-digit state identifier 72 (Puerto Rico) with the 3-digit county identifier 099. Together they uniquely identify Moca Municipio in every US federal dataset. No two counties share the same 5-digit FIPS code.
Census ACS Data for FIPS 72099
From the 2022 ACS 5-year estimates — the same values you'd retrieve by querying the Census API with county FIPS 72099.
Median Household Income
$20,331
ACS B19013_001E
Poverty Rate
46.7%
ACS B17001 (below poverty level)
Median Age
42.1
ACS B01002_001E
Metropolitan Area
Adjacent Counties (5)
Counties that share a border with Moca Municipio. Useful for regional analysis — these are the geographies you'd typically include when studying labor markets, commuting zones, or environmental spillovers around FIPS 72099.
Federal Datasets Using Code 72099
FIPS code 72099 appears as the county identifier in the following federal datasets. Analysts joining data across these sources use this code as the common geographic key.
Using FIPS Code 72099 in Code
Common patterns for querying federal datasets by this county's FIPS code. The leading zeros are significant — always treat FIPS codes as strings, not integers.
import requests
url = "https://api.census.gov/data/2022/acs/acs5"
params = {
"get": "NAME,B19013_001E,B01003_001E",
"for": "county:099",
"in": "state:72",
"key": "YOUR_CENSUS_API_KEY",
}
r = requests.get(url, params=params)
data = r.json() # [[header...], [Moca Municipio, Puerto Rico, income, pop, ...]-- 5-digit combined FIPS (state + county)
SELECT * FROM your_table WHERE county_fips = '72099';
-- Some datasets store state and county separately
SELECT * FROM your_table
WHERE state_fips = '72'
AND county_fips = '099';
-- ⚠ Never cast to integer — leading zeros are lost:
-- county_fips = 72099 is WRONG for this countylibrary(tidycensus)
get_acs(
geography = "county",
variables = c(income = "B19013_001E", pop = "B01003_001E"),
state = "72",
county = "099",
year = 2022
)ZIP Codes in Moca Municipio
ZIP codes do not align perfectly with county boundaries — a single ZIP code can span multiple counties, and a county can contain parts of many ZIP codes. The ratios below (from the Census 2020 ZCTA relationship file) show the land area share of each ZCTA that falls within Moca Municipio. Why FIPS ≠ ZIP →
| ZIP Code | % in county |
|---|---|
| 00676 | 99.2% |
| 00610 | 2.8% |
| 00685 | 1.0% |
| 00603 | 0.2% |