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96773

ZIP 96773 is Ninole, Hawaii, in Hawaii County; area code 808; Hawaii-Aleutian time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
Pacific/Honolulu
County
Hawaii
Metro area
Hilo-Kailua, HI
Population
95
Coordinates
19.9121, -155.2769
☼ Live from 96773 — Ninole, HI

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Where 96773 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96773
  • 🔢 Type 96773 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELLgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,773 = 29 × 47 × 71. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101000000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96772 (Naalehu, HI, 64 mi away) and 96774 (Ookala, HI, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96773 becomes 37769 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lake City, TN, 4,385 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37769, 39767, 39776, 63779, 67739, 76379, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96377 in FPO AA, a military post office, 4,833 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯3,598 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96773 and you would come out at 19.91°S, 24.72°E — 251 miles from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 56m.
  • 📏 At 68.5 square miles of land, 96773 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population95This ZIP95
Households41This ZIP41
Housing units65This ZIP65
Median age62.8This ZIP62.8Hawaii40.9US 38.9
Median household income$65,179This ZIP$65,179Hawaii$100,389US $80,734
Median home value$816,700This ZIP$816,700Hawaii$839,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher39.0%This ZIP39.0%
Population density1.4 / sq miThis ZIP1.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees12This ZIP12
Annual payroll$656,000This ZIP$656,000

Land area

Land area68.51 sq miThis ZIP68.51 sq mi
Water area3.62 sq miThis ZIP3.62 sq mi

Other place names in 96773

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

ZIP codes near 96773

ZIPCityDistance
96774 Ookala, HI 4.6 mi
96780 Papaaloa, HI 5.0 mi
96710 Hakalau, HI 5.2 mi
96764 Laupahoehoe, HI 6.0 mi
96781 Papaikou, HI 8.9 mi
96776 Paauilo, HI 8.9 mi
96728 Honomu, HI 10.2 mi
96783 Pepeekeo, HI 12.1 mi
96721 Hilo, HI 17.5 mi
96720 Hilo, HI 17.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96773?

96773 is in Ninole, Hawaii, in Hawaii County, part of the Hilo-Kailua, HI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 19.9121, -155.2769.

What county is 96773 in?

96773 lies in Hawaii County.

What area code is 96773?

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

What time zone is 96773 in?

96773 uses Pacific/Honolulu.

How many people live in 96773?

About 95 people live in ZIP code 96773, in 41 households, at 1.4 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 96773?

$65,179 a year, against $100,389 across Hawaii.

What ZIP codes are near 96773?

The closest are 96774 (4.6 mi), 96780 (5 mi), 96710 (5.2 mi), 96764 (6 mi) and 96781 (8.9 mi).

Is 96773 a PO Box ZIP code?

96773 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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