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96742

ZIP 96742 is Kalaupapa, Hawaii, in Kalawao County; area code 808; Hawaii-Aleutian time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
Pacific/Honolulu
County
Kalawao
Metro area
Kahului-Wailuku, HI
Population
67
Coordinates
21.1767, -156.9657
☼ Live from 96742 — Kalaupapa, HI

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Where 96742 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96742
  • 🔢 Type 96742 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhLgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,742 = 2 × 48371. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111100111100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96741 (Kalaheo, HI, 172 mi away) and 96743 (Kamuela, HI, 110 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96742 becomes 24769, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24976, 27946, 27964, 29476, 29647, 46792, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27964 in Point Harbor, NC, 4,892 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯3,637 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96742 and you would come out at 21.18°S, 23.03°E — 302 miles from Gaborone, Botswana, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 51m.
  • 📏 At 12.0 square miles of land, 96742 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population67This ZIP67
Households40This ZIP40
Housing units107This ZIP107
Median age39.5This ZIP39.5Hawaii40.9US 38.9
Median household income$73,750This ZIP$73,750Hawaii$100,389US $80,734
Median gross rent$1,271This ZIP$1,271Hawaii$1,971US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%This ZIP22.4%
Mean commute16.8 minThis ZIP16.8 min
Population density5.6 / sq miThis ZIP5.6 / sq mi

Land area

Land area11.99 sq miThis ZIP11.99 sq mi
Water area5.45 sq miThis ZIP5.45 sq mi

ZIP codes near 96742

ZIPCityDistance
96757 Kualapuu, HI 1.7 mi
96748 Kaunakakai, HI 9.0 mi
96729 Hoolehua, HI 10.0 mi
96770 Maunaloa, HI 16.1 mi
96763 Lanai City, HI 23.6 mi
96761 Lahaina, HI 28.7 mi
96767 Lahaina, HI 29.7 mi
96784 Puunene, HI 29.7 mi
96793 Wailuku, HI 34.2 mi
96733 Kahului, HI 37.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96742?

96742 is in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, in Kalawao County, part of the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 21.1767, -156.9657.

What county is 96742 in?

96742 lies in Kalawao County.

What area code is 96742?

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

What time zone is 96742 in?

96742 uses Pacific/Honolulu.

How many people live in 96742?

About 67 people live in ZIP code 96742, in 40 households, at 5.6 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 96742?

$73,750 a year, against $100,389 across Hawaii.

What ZIP codes are near 96742?

The closest are 96757 (1.7 mi), 96748 (9 mi), 96729 (10 mi), 96770 (16.1 mi) and 96763 (23.6 mi).

Is 96742 a PO Box ZIP code?

96742 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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