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Wainaku ZIP codes, Hawaii

No ZIP code is named for Wainaku, HI; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 96720. Its area code is 808.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
967
Area code
808
State
Hawaii

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Wainaku itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Hilo (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Wainaku in numbers

About 967 people live in Wainaku, in 332 households. The median household income is $69,205 a year, 31% below the Hawaii median of $100,389 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $536,100 (36% below the Hawaii median), and median gross rent is $1,583 a month. The median age is 44.7; 27.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (36.1% across Hawaii); the average commute takes 20 minutes.

Population967Wainaku967
Households332Wainaku332
Median age44.7Wainaku44.7Hawaii40.9US 38.9
Median household income$69,205Wainaku$69,205Hawaii$100,389US $80,734
Median home value$536,100Wainaku$536,100Hawaii$839,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,583Wainaku$1,583Hawaii$1,971US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.7%Wainaku27.7%Hawaii36.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute19.7 minWainaku19.7 minHawaii26.2 minUS 26.4 min
Population density732 / sq miWainaku732 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Wainaku CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Wainaku

These ZIP codes cover part of Wainaku but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Wainaku
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
96720 Hilo , HI Standard 52,979 $80,938 $485,400

Map of Wainaku ZIP codes

96720

The ZIP codes of Wainaku, HI, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Wainaku

The nearest larger towns are Papaikou (1,332 people, 3.4 mi), Hilo (50,404 people, 4.0 mi) and Pepeekeo (2,056 people, 6.1 mi).

Towns near Wainaku
TownPopulationDistance
Hilo 50,404 4.0 mi
Kurtistown 3,151 11.1 mi
Hawaiian Paradise Park 13,203 13.6 mi
Orchidlands Estates 3,027 14.1 mi
Hawaiian Acres 3,872 15.0 mi
Mountain View 3,756 15.5 mi
Ainaloa 4,094 16.8 mi
Hawaiian Beaches 3,947 17.7 mi

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