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96749

ZIP 96749 is Keaau, Hawaii, in Hawaii County; area code 808; Hawaii-Aleutian time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
Pacific/Honolulu
County
Hawaii
Metro area
Hilo-Kailua, HI
Population
19,132
Coordinates
19.6213, -154.9897
☼ Live from 96749 — Keaau, HI

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Where 96749 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 96749
  • 🔢 Type 96749 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhLgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 96749 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111100111101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96748 (Kaunakakai, HI, 159 mi away) and 96750 (Kealakekua, HI, 59 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96749 becomes 94769, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46799, 46979, 47969, 47996, 49679, 49769, …). The farthest-flung twin is 49769 in Pellston, MI, 4,309 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯3,595 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96749 and you would come out at 19.62°S, 25.01°E — 235 miles from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 57m.
  • 📏 At 59.8 square miles of land, 96749 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,132This ZIP19,132
Households6,992This ZIP6,992
Housing units7,705This ZIP7,705
Median age44.9This ZIP44.9Hawaii40.9US 38.9
Median household income$85,399This ZIP$85,399Hawaii$100,389US $80,734
Median home value$442,200This ZIP$442,200Hawaii$839,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,290This ZIP$1,290Hawaii$1,971US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%This ZIP25.8%
Mean commute32.8 minThis ZIP32.8 min
Population density320.1 / sq miThis ZIP320.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments192This ZIP192
Employees1,797This ZIP1,797
Annual payroll$89,191,000This ZIP$89,191,000
Tax returns filed7,040This ZIP7,040
Total adjusted gross income$386,539,000This ZIP$386,539,000

Land area

Land area59.77 sq miThis ZIP59.77 sq mi
Water area3.84 sq miThis ZIP3.84 sq mi

Other place names in 96749

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

ZIP codes near 96749

ZIPCityDistance
96760 Kurtistown, HI 6.4 mi
96721 Hilo, HI 10.0 mi
96771 Mountain View, HI 14.0 mi
96778 Pahoa, HI 14.8 mi
96720 Hilo, HI 16.0 mi
96783 Pepeekeo, HI 17.1 mi
96785 Volcano, HI 18.5 mi
96781 Papaikou, HI 18.7 mi
96728 Honomu, HI 18.9 mi
96710 Hakalau, HI 22.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96749?

96749 is in Keaau, Hawaii, in Hawaii County, part of the Hilo-Kailua, HI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 19.6213, -154.9897.

What county is 96749 in?

96749 lies in Hawaii County.

What area code is 96749?

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

What time zone is 96749 in?

96749 uses Pacific/Honolulu.

How many people live in 96749?

About 19,132 people live in ZIP code 96749, in 6,992 households, at 320.1 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 96749?

$85,399 a year, against $100,389 across Hawaii.

What ZIP codes are near 96749?

The closest are 96760 (6.4 mi), 96721 (10 mi), 96771 (14 mi), 96778 (14.8 mi) and 96720 (16 mi).

Is 96749 a PO Box ZIP code?

96749 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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