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96768

ZIP 96768 is Makawao, Hawaii, in Maui County; area code 808; Hawaii-Aleutian time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
Pacific/Honolulu
County
Maui
Metro area
Kahului-Wailuku, HI
Population
18,569
Coordinates
20.8292, -156.2972
☼ Live from 96768 — Makawao, HI

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Where 96768 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 96768
  • 🔢 Type 96768 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgLgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,768 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 7. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101000000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96767 (Lahaina, HI, 23 mi away) and 96769 (Makaweli, HI, 227 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96768 becomes 86769, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (67869, 68769, 68967, 68976, 76689, 76869, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76689 in Valley Mills, TX, 3,677 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯3,616 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96768 and you would come out at 20.83°S, 23.70°E — 299 miles from Gaborone, Botswana, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 52m.
  • 📏 At 43.3 square miles of land, 96768 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,569This ZIP18,569
Households6,425This ZIP6,425
Housing units6,759This ZIP6,759
Median age43.6This ZIP43.6Hawaii40.9US 38.9
Median household income$100,391This ZIP$100,391Hawaii$100,389US $80,734
Median home value$946,700This ZIP$946,700Hawaii$839,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,813This ZIP$1,813Hawaii$1,971US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.1%This ZIP33.1%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density429.0 / sq miThis ZIP429.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments384This ZIP384
Employees2,555This ZIP2,555
Annual payroll$118,611,000This ZIP$118,611,000
Tax returns filed8,570This ZIP8,570
Total adjusted gross income$686,672,000This ZIP$686,672,000

Land area

Land area43.28 sq miThis ZIP43.28 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 96768

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ZIP codes near 96768

ZIPCityDistance
96788 Pukalani, HI 2.6 mi
96708 Haiku, HI 5.6 mi
96779 Paia, HI 7.9 mi
96790 Kula, HI 8.1 mi
96732 Kahului, HI 11.0 mi
96753 Kihei, HI 11.6 mi
96733 Kahului, HI 12.2 mi
96713 Hana, HI 13.9 mi
96793 Wailuku, HI 15.7 mi
96761 Lahaina, HI 21.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96768?

96768 is in Makawao, Hawaii, in Maui County, part of the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 20.8292, -156.2972.

What county is 96768 in?

96768 lies in Maui County.

What area code is 96768?

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

What time zone is 96768 in?

96768 uses Pacific/Honolulu.

How many people live in 96768?

About 18,569 people live in ZIP code 96768, in 6,425 households, at 429.0 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 96768?

$100,391 a year, against $100,389 across Hawaii.

What ZIP codes are near 96768?

The closest are 96788 (2.6 mi), 96708 (5.6 mi), 96779 (7.9 mi), 96790 (8.1 mi) and 96732 (11 mi).

Is 96768 a PO Box ZIP code?

96768 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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