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Where 96765 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.
- 🔢 Type 96765 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgLgG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 96,765 = 3 × 5 × 6451. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111100111111101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96764 (Laupahoehoe, HI, 305 mi away) and 96766 (Lihue, HI, 8 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
- 🔄 Backwards, 96765 becomes 56769, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (56679, 65679, 65769, 66759, 67659, 75669, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75966 in Newton, TX, 4,062 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯3,743 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96765 and you would come out at 21.93°S, 20.50°E — 223 miles from Windhoek, Namibia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 48m.
- 📏 At 0.636 square miles of land, 96765 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 308 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 513This ZIP513 |
|---|---|
| Households | 194This ZIP194 |
| Housing units | 247This ZIP247 |
| Median age | 34.8This ZIP34.8Hawaii40.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $102,679This ZIP$102,679Hawaii$100,389US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $864,600This ZIP$864,600Hawaii$839,100US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,875This ZIP$1,875Hawaii$1,971US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 34.1%This ZIP34.1% |
| Mean commute | 18.9 minThis ZIP18.9 min |
| Population density | 806.6 / sq miThis ZIP806.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 20This ZIP20 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 203This ZIP203 |
| Annual payroll | $8,874,000This ZIP$8,874,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.64 sq miThis ZIP0.64 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi |
Other place names in 96765
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 96765
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
96741 | Kalaheo, HI | 2.3 mi |
96756 | Koloa, HI | 3.3 mi |
96705 | Eleele, HI | 4.8 mi |
96716 | Hanapepe, HI | 6.6 mi |
96769 | Makaweli, HI | 8.0 mi |
96766 | Lihue, HI | 8.5 mi |
96747 | Kaumakani, HI | 8.5 mi |
96715 | Hanamaulu, HI | 10.3 mi |
96796 | Waimea, HI | 11.1 mi |
96714 | Hanalei, HI | 14.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 96765?
96765 is in Lawai, Hawaii, in Kauai County, part of the Kapaa, HI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 21.9256, -159.4991.
What county is 96765 in?
96765 lies in Kauai County.
What area code is 96765?
Lawai uses area code 808, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 96765 in?
96765 uses Pacific/Honolulu.
How many people live in 96765?
About 513 people live in ZIP code 96765, in 194 households, at 806.6 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 96765?
$102,679 a year, against $100,389 across Hawaii.
What ZIP codes are near 96765?
The closest are 96741 (2.3 mi), 96756 (3.3 mi), 96705 (4.8 mi), 96716 (6.6 mi) and 96769 (8 mi).
Is 96765 a PO Box ZIP code?
96765 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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