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96740

ZIP 96740 is in Kailua Kona, Hawaii, in Hawaii County; area code 808; Hawaii-Aleutian time. Kailua Kona has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 96745.

Type
Standard
Time zone
Pacific/Honolulu
County
Hawaii
Metro area
Hilo-Kailua, HI
Population
39,338
Coordinates
19.7568, -155.9200
☼ Live from 96740 — Kailua Kona, HI

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Where 96740 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96740
  • 🔢 Type 96740 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhLgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,740 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 7 × 691. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111100111100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96739 (Keauhou, HI, 14 mi away) and 96741 (Kalaheo, HI, 277 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96740 becomes 04769 — and that is a real ZIP code: Presque Isle, ME, 5,139 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, 8,808 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯3,638 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96740 and you would come out at 19.76°S, 24.08°E — 294 miles from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 56m.
  • 📏 At 242.4 square miles of land, 96740 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 184 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population39,338This ZIP39,338
Households13,925This ZIP13,925
Housing units18,967This ZIP18,967
Median age44.3This ZIP44.3Hawaii40.9US 38.9
Median household income$95,542This ZIP$95,542Hawaii$100,389US $80,734
Median home value$760,600This ZIP$760,600Hawaii$839,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,673This ZIP$1,673Hawaii$1,971US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.2%This ZIP35.2%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density162.3 / sq miThis ZIP162.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,394This ZIP1,394
Employees18,204This ZIP18,204
Annual payroll$939,437,000This ZIP$939,437,000
Tax returns filed15,550This ZIP15,550
Total adjusted gross income$1,356,150,000This ZIP$1,356,150,000

Land area

Land area242.37 sq miThis ZIP242.37 sq mi
Water area28.17 sq miThis ZIP28.17 sq mi

Other place names in 96740

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 96740

ZIPCityDistance
96738 Waikoloa, HI 11.0 mi
96725 Holualoa, HI 11.1 mi
96739 Keauhou, HI 13.8 mi
96750 Kealakekua, HI 15.5 mi
96743 Kamuela, HI 20.6 mi
96556 APO AA, AA 21.7 mi
96558 APO AA, AA 21.7 mi
96726 Honaunau, HI 24.2 mi
96755 Kapaau, HI 31.5 mi
96704 Captain Cook, HI 32.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96740?

96740 is in Kailua Kona, Hawaii, in Hawaii County, part of the Hilo-Kailua, HI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 19.7568, -155.9200.

What county is 96740 in?

96740 lies in Hawaii County.

What area code is 96740?

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

What time zone is 96740 in?

96740 uses Pacific/Honolulu.

How many people live in 96740?

About 39,338 people live in ZIP code 96740, in 13,925 households, at 162.3 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 96740?

$95,542 a year, against $100,389 across Hawaii.

What ZIP codes are near 96740?

The closest are 96738 (11 mi), 96725 (11.1 mi), 96739 (13.8 mi), 96750 (15.5 mi) and 96743 (20.6 mi).

Is 96740 a PO Box ZIP code?

96740 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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