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96779

ZIP 96779 is Paia, Hawaii, in Maui County; area code 808; Hawaii-Aleutian time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
Pacific/Honolulu
County
Maui
Metro area
Kahului-Wailuku, HI
Population
2,780
Coordinates
20.9100, -156.3843
☼ Live from 96779 — Paia, HI

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Where 96779 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 96779
  • 🔢 Type 96779 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLLgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 96779 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 38, a total 58 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101000001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96778 (Pahoa, HI, 132 mi away) and 96780 (Papaaloa, HI, 99 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96779 becomes 97769, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (76799, 77969, 79697, 79769, 79976, 96797, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77969 in La Salle, TX, 3,747 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯3,617 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96779 and you would come out at 20.91°S, 23.62°E — 297 miles from Gaborone, Botswana, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 52m.
  • 📏 At 11.6 square miles of land, 96779 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,780This ZIP2,780
Households966This ZIP966
Housing units1,220This ZIP1,220
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Hawaii40.9US 38.9
Median household income$98,929This ZIP$98,929Hawaii$100,389US $80,734
Median home value$1,090,600This ZIP$1,090,600Hawaii$839,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,395This ZIP$2,395Hawaii$1,971US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.4%This ZIP42.4%
Mean commute30.0 minThis ZIP30.0 min
Population density238.9 / sq miThis ZIP238.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments143This ZIP143
Employees1,233This ZIP1,233
Annual payroll$52,082,000This ZIP$52,082,000
Tax returns filed1,820This ZIP1,820
Total adjusted gross income$223,895,000This ZIP$223,895,000

Land area

Land area11.64 sq miThis ZIP11.64 sq mi
Water area3.81 sq miThis ZIP3.81 sq mi

Other place names in 96779

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

ZIP codes near 96779

ZIPCityDistance
96788 Pukalani, HI 5.3 mi
96732 Kahului, HI 5.4 mi
96733 Kahului, HI 6.0 mi
96768 Makawao, HI 7.9 mi
96793 Wailuku, HI 9.4 mi
96708 Haiku, HI 10.0 mi
96753 Kihei, HI 13.1 mi
96790 Kula, HI 14.9 mi
96761 Lahaina, HI 15.0 mi
96767 Lahaina, HI 17.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96779?

96779 is in Paia, Hawaii, in Maui County, part of the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 20.9100, -156.3843.

What county is 96779 in?

96779 lies in Maui County.

What area code is 96779?

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

What time zone is 96779 in?

96779 uses Pacific/Honolulu.

How many people live in 96779?

About 2,780 people live in ZIP code 96779, in 966 households, at 238.9 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 96779?

$98,929 a year, against $100,389 across Hawaii.

What ZIP codes are near 96779?

The closest are 96788 (5.3 mi), 96732 (5.4 mi), 96733 (6 mi), 96768 (7.9 mi) and 96793 (9.4 mi).

Is 96779 a PO Box ZIP code?

96779 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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