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Where 96705 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.
- 🔢 Type 96705 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOLgG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 96,705 = 3 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 307. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111100111000001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96704 (Captain Cook, HI, 301 mi away) and 96706 (Ewa Beach, HI, 106 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
- 🔄 Backwards, 96705 becomes 50769, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05679, 05769, 06759, 06795, 09765, 56097, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09765 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,560 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯3,747 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96705 and you would come out at 21.90°S, 20.43°E — 219 miles from Windhoek, Namibia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 48m.
- 📏 At 3.4 square miles of land, 96705 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.6 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,522This ZIP2,522 |
|---|---|
| Households | 701This ZIP701 |
| Housing units | 739This ZIP739 |
| Median age | 39.6This ZIP39.6Hawaii40.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $118,438This ZIP$118,438Hawaii$100,389US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $777,200This ZIP$777,200Hawaii$839,100US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,244This ZIP$1,244Hawaii$1,971US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 17.8%This ZIP17.8% |
| Mean commute | 24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min |
| Population density | 749.9 / sq miThis ZIP749.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 41This ZIP41 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 678This ZIP678 |
| Annual payroll | $36,282,000This ZIP$36,282,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 3.36 sq miThis ZIP3.36 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.49 sq miThis ZIP0.49 sq mi |
Other place names in 96705
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 96705
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
96716 | Hanapepe, HI | 2.2 mi |
96747 | Kaumakani, HI | 4.2 mi |
96765 | Lawai, HI | 4.8 mi |
96741 | Kalaheo, HI | 5.2 mi |
96769 | Makaweli, HI | 5.2 mi |
96756 | Koloa, HI | 7.4 mi |
96796 | Waimea, HI | 7.7 mi |
96766 | Lihue, HI | 13.0 mi |
96715 | Hanamaulu, HI | 15.0 mi |
96714 | Hanalei, HI | 16.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 96705?
96705 is in Eleele, Hawaii, in Kauai County, part of the Kapaa, HI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 21.8995, -159.5685.
What county is 96705 in?
96705 lies in Kauai County.
What area code is 96705?
Eleele uses area code 808, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 96705 in?
96705 uses Pacific/Honolulu.
How many people live in 96705?
About 2,522 people live in ZIP code 96705, in 701 households, at 749.9 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 96705?
$118,438 a year, against $100,389 across Hawaii.
What ZIP codes are near 96705?
The closest are 96716 (2.2 mi), 96747 (4.2 mi), 96765 (4.8 mi), 96741 (5.2 mi) and 96769 (5.2 mi).
Is 96705 a PO Box ZIP code?
96705 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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