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96777

ZIP 96777 is Pahala, Hawaii, in Hawaii County; Hawaii-Aleutian time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
Pacific/Honolulu
County
Hawaii
Metro area
Hilo-Kailua, HI
Population
1,822
Coordinates
19.2276, -155.4666
☼ Live from 96777 — Pahala, HI

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Where 96777 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96777
  • 🔢 Type 96777 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LLLgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,777 = 3 × 3 × 10753. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101000001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96776 (Paauilo, HI, 54 mi away) and 96778 (Pahoa, HI, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96777 becomes 77769, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (76797, 77967, 77976, 79776). The farthest-flung twin is 77976 in Nursery, TX, 3,705 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯3,636 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96777 and you would come out at 19.23°S, 24.53°E — 271 miles from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 58m.
  • 📏 At 93.5 square miles of land, 96777 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,822This ZIP1,822
Households492This ZIP492
Housing units571This ZIP571
Median age33.4This ZIP33.4Hawaii40.9US 38.9
Median household income$64,643This ZIP$64,643Hawaii$100,389US $80,734
Median home value$233,200This ZIP$233,200Hawaii$839,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher26.5%This ZIP26.5%
Mean commute45.7 minThis ZIP45.7 min
Population density19.5 / sq miThis ZIP19.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees263This ZIP263
Annual payroll$15,432,000This ZIP$15,432,000

Land area

Land area93.49 sq miThis ZIP93.49 sq mi
Water area3.70 sq miThis ZIP3.70 sq mi

Other place names in 96777

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

ZIP codes near 96777

ZIPCityDistance
96772 Naalehu, HI 17.3 mi
96737 Ocean View, HI 22.1 mi
96785 Volcano, HI 23.2 mi
96704 Captain Cook, HI 24.8 mi
96718 Hawaii National Park, HI 25.3 mi
96745 Kailua Kona, HI 25.3 mi
96726 Honaunau, HI 26.1 mi
96771 Mountain View, HI 28.1 mi
96778 Pahoa, HI 28.2 mi
96720 Hilo, HI 33.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96777?

96777 is in Pahala, Hawaii, in Hawaii County, part of the Hilo-Kailua, HI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 19.2276, -155.4666.

What county is 96777 in?

96777 lies in Hawaii County.

What time zone is 96777 in?

96777 uses Pacific/Honolulu.

How many people live in 96777?

About 1,822 people live in ZIP code 96777, in 492 households, at 19.5 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 96777?

$64,643 a year, against $100,389 across Hawaii.

What ZIP codes are near 96777?

The closest are 96772 (17.3 mi), 96737 (22.1 mi), 96785 (23.2 mi), 96704 (24.8 mi) and 96718 (25.3 mi).

Is 96777 a PO Box ZIP code?

96777 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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