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96728

ZIP 96728 is Honomu, Hawaii, in Hawaii County; area code 808; Hawaii-Aleutian time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
Pacific/Honolulu
County
Hawaii
Metro area
Hilo-Kailua, HI
Population
376
Coordinates
19.8620, -155.1290
☼ Live from 96728 — Honomu, HI

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Where 96728 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96728
  • 🔢 Type 96728 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZLgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,728 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 107 × 113. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111100111011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96727 (Honokaa, HI, 29 mi away) and 96729 (Hoolehua, HI, 158 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96728 becomes 82769, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27698, 27869, 27896, 27968, 27986, 28679, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27968 in Rodanthe, NC, 4,864 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯3,592 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96728 and you would come out at 19.86°S, 24.87°E — 242 miles from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 56m.
  • 📏 At 4.2 square miles of land, 96728 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population376This ZIP376
Households166This ZIP166
Housing units208This ZIP208
Median age51.3This ZIP51.3Hawaii40.9US 38.9
Median household income$67,500This ZIP$67,500Hawaii$100,389US $80,734
Median home value$427,600This ZIP$427,600Hawaii$839,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,333This ZIP$1,333Hawaii$1,971US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.2%This ZIP39.2%
Mean commute36.4 minThis ZIP36.4 min
Population density90.4 / sq miThis ZIP90.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees35This ZIP35
Annual payroll$808,000This ZIP$808,000

Land area

Land area4.16 sq miThis ZIP4.16 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 96728

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ZIP codes near 96728

ZIPCityDistance
96783 Pepeekeo, HI 2.0 mi
96781 Papaikou, HI 6.0 mi
96710 Hakalau, HI 7.8 mi
96721 Hilo, HI 9.5 mi
96780 Papaaloa, HI 9.5 mi
96773 Ninole, HI 10.2 mi
96764 Laupahoehoe, HI 12.0 mi
96774 Ookala, HI 14.2 mi
96720 Hilo, HI 15.5 mi
96776 Paauilo, HI 18.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96728?

96728 is in Honomu, Hawaii, in Hawaii County, part of the Hilo-Kailua, HI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 19.8620, -155.1290.

What county is 96728 in?

96728 lies in Hawaii County.

What area code is 96728?

Honomu uses area code 808, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 96728 in?

96728 uses Pacific/Honolulu.

How many people live in 96728?

About 376 people live in ZIP code 96728, in 166 households, at 90.4 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 96728?

$67,500 a year, against $100,389 across Hawaii.

What ZIP codes are near 96728?

The closest are 96783 (2 mi), 96781 (6 mi), 96710 (7.8 mi), 96721 (9.5 mi) and 96780 (9.5 mi).

Is 96728 a PO Box ZIP code?

96728 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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