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96780

ZIP 96780 is Papaaloa, Hawaii, in Hawaii County; area code 808; Hawaii-Aleutian time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
Pacific/Honolulu
County
Hawaii
Metro area
Hilo-Kailua, HI
Population
400
Coordinates
19.9660, -155.2249
☼ Live from 96780 — Papaaloa, HI

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Where 96780 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96780
  • 🔢 Type 96780 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBLgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,780 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 1613. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101000001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96779 (Paia, HI, 99 mi away) and 96781 (Papaikou, HI, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96780 becomes 08769, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06798, 06879, 06897, 07869, 09768, 09876, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09876 in APO AA, a military post office, 9,017 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯3,593 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96780 and you would come out at 19.97°S, 24.78°E — 247 miles from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 55m.
  • 📏 At 1.8 square miles of land, 96780 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population400This ZIP400
Households159This ZIP159
Housing units159This ZIP159
Median age53.1This ZIP53.1Hawaii40.9US 38.9
Median household income$66,250This ZIP$66,250Hawaii$100,389US $80,734
Median home value$496,400This ZIP$496,400Hawaii$839,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%This ZIP14.8%
Mean commute35.6 minThis ZIP35.6 min
Population density225.7 / sq miThis ZIP225.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees22This ZIP22
Annual payroll$655,000This ZIP$655,000

Land area

Land area1.77 sq miThis ZIP1.77 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 96780

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

ZIP codes near 96780

ZIPCityDistance
96764 Laupahoehoe, HI 2.4 mi
96773 Ninole, HI 5.0 mi
96774 Ookala, HI 5.9 mi
96710 Hakalau, HI 8.7 mi
96728 Honomu, HI 9.5 mi
96776 Paauilo, HI 10.1 mi
96781 Papaikou, HI 11.2 mi
96783 Pepeekeo, HI 11.5 mi
96721 Hilo, HI 18.5 mi
96727 Honokaa, HI 19.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96780?

96780 is in Papaaloa, Hawaii, in Hawaii County, part of the Hilo-Kailua, HI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 19.9660, -155.2249.

What county is 96780 in?

96780 lies in Hawaii County.

What area code is 96780?

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

What time zone is 96780 in?

96780 uses Pacific/Honolulu.

How many people live in 96780?

About 400 people live in ZIP code 96780, in 159 households, at 225.7 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 96780?

$66,250 a year, against $100,389 across Hawaii.

What ZIP codes are near 96780?

The closest are 96764 (2.4 mi), 96773 (5 mi), 96774 (5.9 mi), 96710 (8.7 mi) and 96728 (9.5 mi).

Is 96780 a PO Box ZIP code?

96780 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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