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96760

ZIP 96760 is Kurtistown, Hawaii, in Hawaii County; area code 808; Hawaii-Aleutian time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
Pacific/Honolulu
County
Hawaii
Metro area
Hilo-Kailua, HI
Population
4,261
Coordinates
19.5523, -155.0548
☼ Live from 96760 — Kurtistown, HI

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Where 96760 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96760
  • 🔢 Type 96760 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgLgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,760 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 41 × 59. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111100111111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96759 (Kunia, HI, 235 mi away) and 96761 (Lahaina, HI, 138 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96760 becomes 06769, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06796, 09766, 60697, 60967, 66079, 66097, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09766 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,848 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯3,601 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96760 and you would come out at 19.55°S, 24.95°E — 240 miles from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 57m.
  • 📏 At 20.0 square miles of land, 96760 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,261This ZIP4,261
Households1,383This ZIP1,383
Housing units1,682This ZIP1,682
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Hawaii40.9US 38.9
Median household income$103,286This ZIP$103,286Hawaii$100,389US $80,734
Median home value$368,700This ZIP$368,700Hawaii$839,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,544This ZIP$1,544Hawaii$1,971US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%This ZIP26.8%
Mean commute35.8 minThis ZIP35.8 min
Population density213.2 / sq miThis ZIP213.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees171This ZIP171
Annual payroll$8,738,000This ZIP$8,738,000
Tax returns filed1,450This ZIP1,450
Total adjusted gross income$75,524,000This ZIP$75,524,000

Land area

Land area19.99 sq miThis ZIP19.99 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 96760

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ZIP codes near 96760

ZIPCityDistance
96749 Keaau, HI 6.4 mi
96771 Mountain View, HI 8.5 mi
96778 Pahoa, HI 8.9 mi
96721 Hilo, HI 12.5 mi
96785 Volcano, HI 12.5 mi
96720 Hilo, HI 13.7 mi
96781 Papaikou, HI 19.9 mi
96783 Pepeekeo, HI 20.4 mi
96728 Honomu, HI 21.9 mi
96710 Hakalau, HI 23.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96760?

96760 is in Kurtistown, Hawaii, in Hawaii County, part of the Hilo-Kailua, HI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 19.5523, -155.0548.

What county is 96760 in?

96760 lies in Hawaii County.

What area code is 96760?

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

What time zone is 96760 in?

96760 uses Pacific/Honolulu.

How many people live in 96760?

About 4,261 people live in ZIP code 96760, in 1,383 households, at 213.2 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 96760?

$103,286 a year, against $100,389 across Hawaii.

What ZIP codes are near 96760?

The closest are 96749 (6.4 mi), 96771 (8.5 mi), 96778 (8.9 mi), 96721 (12.5 mi) and 96785 (12.5 mi).

Is 96760 a PO Box ZIP code?

96760 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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