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96704

ZIP 96704 is Captain Cook, Hawaii, in Hawaii County; Hawaii-Aleutian time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
Pacific/Honolulu
County
Hawaii
Metro area
Hilo-Kailua, HI
Population
7,261
Coordinates
19.2944, -155.8406
☼ Live from 96704 — Captain Cook, HI

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Where 96704 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96704
  • 🔢 Type 96704 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOLgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,704 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1511. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111100111000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96703 (Anahola, HI, 301 mi away) and 96705 (Eleele, HI, 301 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96704 becomes 40769 — and that is a real ZIP code: Williamsburg, KY, 4,434 miles away.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04679, 04769, 04967, 04976, 06479, 06749, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09746 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,838 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯3,653 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96704 and you would come out at 19.29°S, 24.16°E — 294 miles from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 58m.
  • 📏 At 246.4 square miles of land, 96704 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 187 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,261This ZIP7,261
Households2,447This ZIP2,447
Housing units3,351This ZIP3,351
Median age48.8This ZIP48.8Hawaii40.9US 38.9
Median household income$86,941This ZIP$86,941Hawaii$100,389US $80,734
Median home value$662,200This ZIP$662,200Hawaii$839,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,053This ZIP$2,053Hawaii$1,971US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.7%This ZIP30.7%
Mean commute33.5 minThis ZIP33.5 min
Population density29.5 / sq miThis ZIP29.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments77This ZIP77
Employees355This ZIP355
Annual payroll$15,436,000This ZIP$15,436,000
Tax returns filed2,630This ZIP2,630
Total adjusted gross income$186,154,000This ZIP$186,154,000

Land area

Land area246.39 sq miThis ZIP246.39 sq mi
Water area103.91 sq miThis ZIP103.91 sq mi

Other place names in 96704

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ZIP codes near 96704

ZIPCityDistance
96726 Honaunau, HI 9.0 mi
96737 Ocean View, HI 13.5 mi
96750 Kealakekua, HI 16.9 mi
96772 Naalehu, HI 19.4 mi
96739 Keauhou, HI 20.0 mi
96725 Holualoa, HI 21.3 mi
96777 Pahala, HI 24.8 mi
96740 Kailua Kona, HI 32.4 mi
96718 Hawaii National Park, HI 33.4 mi
96745 Kailua Kona, HI 33.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96704?

96704 is in Captain Cook, Hawaii, in Hawaii County, part of the Hilo-Kailua, HI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 19.2944, -155.8406.

What county is 96704 in?

96704 lies in Hawaii County.

What time zone is 96704 in?

96704 uses Pacific/Honolulu.

How many people live in 96704?

About 7,261 people live in ZIP code 96704, in 2,447 households, at 29.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 96704?

$86,941 a year, against $100,389 across Hawaii.

What ZIP codes are near 96704?

The closest are 96726 (9 mi), 96737 (13.5 mi), 96750 (16.9 mi), 96772 (19.4 mi) and 96739 (20 mi).

Is 96704 a PO Box ZIP code?

96704 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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