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96785

ZIP 96785 is Volcano, Hawaii, in Hawaii County; area code 808; Hawaii-Aleutian time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
Pacific/Honolulu
County
Hawaii
Metro area
Hilo-Kailua, HI
Population
4,433
Coordinates
19.4782, -155.2302
☼ Live from 96785 — Volcano, HI

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Where 96785 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96785
  • 🔢 Type 96785 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBLgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,785 = 5 × 13 × 1489. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101000010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96784 (Puunene, HI, 133 mi away) and 96786 (Wahiawa, HI, 230 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96785 becomes 58769 — and that is a real ZIP code: Palermo, ND, 3,538 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (58769, 59867, 65789, 65897, 67859, 68759, …). The farthest-flung twin is 65789 in Pomona, MO, 3,967 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯3,613 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96785 and you would come out at 19.48°S, 24.77°E — 252 miles from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 57m.
  • 📏 At 73.2 square miles of land, 96785 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 56 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,433This ZIP4,433
Households2,105This ZIP2,105
Housing units2,562This ZIP2,562
Median age56.4This ZIP56.4Hawaii40.9US 38.9
Median household income$68,463This ZIP$68,463Hawaii$100,389US $80,734
Median home value$369,000This ZIP$369,000Hawaii$839,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,217This ZIP$1,217Hawaii$1,971US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.5%This ZIP41.5%
Mean commute35.4 minThis ZIP35.4 min
Population density60.6 / sq miThis ZIP60.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments26This ZIP26
Employees201This ZIP201
Annual payroll$6,715,000This ZIP$6,715,000

Land area

Land area73.21 sq miThis ZIP73.21 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 96785

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

ZIP codes near 96785

ZIPCityDistance
96771 Mountain View, HI 4.9 mi
96778 Pahoa, HI 9.8 mi
96760 Kurtistown, HI 12.5 mi
96720 Hilo, HI 12.6 mi
96718 Hawaii National Park, HI 15.7 mi
96745 Kailua Kona, HI 15.7 mi
96749 Keaau, HI 18.5 mi
96721 Hilo, HI 19.6 mi
96781 Papaikou, HI 22.7 mi
96777 Pahala, HI 23.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96785?

96785 is in Volcano, Hawaii, in Hawaii County, part of the Hilo-Kailua, HI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 19.4782, -155.2302.

What county is 96785 in?

96785 lies in Hawaii County.

What area code is 96785?

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

What time zone is 96785 in?

96785 uses Pacific/Honolulu.

How many people live in 96785?

About 4,433 people live in ZIP code 96785, in 2,105 households, at 60.6 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 96785?

$68,463 a year, against $100,389 across Hawaii.

What ZIP codes are near 96785?

The closest are 96771 (4.9 mi), 96778 (9.8 mi), 96760 (12.5 mi), 96720 (12.6 mi) and 96718 (15.7 mi).

Is 96785 a PO Box ZIP code?

96785 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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