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96790

ZIP 96790 is Kula, Hawaii, in Maui County; area code 808; Hawaii-Aleutian time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
Pacific/Honolulu
County
Maui
Metro area
Kahului-Wailuku, HI
Population
9,756
Coordinates
20.7117, -156.2944
☼ Live from 96790 — Kula, HI

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Where 96790 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 96790
  • 🔢 Type 96790 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGLgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,790 = 2 × 5 × 9679. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101000010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96789 (Mililani, HI, 118 mi away) and 96791 (Waialua, HI, 135 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96790 becomes 09769, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07699, 76099, 76909, 79096, 79906, 79960, …). The farthest-flung twin is 07699 in Teterboro, NJ, 4,900 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯3,620 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96790 and you would come out at 20.71°S, 23.71°E — 307 miles from Gaborone, Botswana, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 52m.
  • 📏 At 202.9 square miles of land, 96790 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 154 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,756This ZIP9,756
Households3,284This ZIP3,284
Housing units3,647This ZIP3,647
Median age43.5This ZIP43.5Hawaii40.9US 38.9
Median household income$100,693This ZIP$100,693Hawaii$100,389US $80,734
Median home value$1,037,700This ZIP$1,037,700Hawaii$839,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,126This ZIP$2,126Hawaii$1,971US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.5%This ZIP35.5%
Mean commute32.2 minThis ZIP32.2 min
Population density48.1 / sq miThis ZIP48.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments200This ZIP200
Employees947This ZIP947
Annual payroll$42,227,000This ZIP$42,227,000
Tax returns filed4,060This ZIP4,060
Total adjusted gross income$439,698,000This ZIP$439,698,000

Land area

Land area202.93 sq miThis ZIP202.93 sq mi
Water area1.67 sq miThis ZIP1.67 sq mi

Other place names in 96790

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

ZIP codes near 96790

ZIPCityDistance
96768 Makawao, HI 8.1 mi
96753 Kihei, HI 9.5 mi
96788 Pukalani, HI 10.2 mi
96713 Hana, HI 12.2 mi
96708 Haiku, HI 12.5 mi
96779 Paia, HI 14.9 mi
96732 Kahului, HI 15.7 mi
96733 Kahului, HI 16.9 mi
96793 Wailuku, HI 19.8 mi
96767 Lahaina, HI 25.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96790?

96790 is in Kula, Hawaii, in Maui County, part of the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 20.7117, -156.2944.

What county is 96790 in?

96790 lies in Maui County.

What area code is 96790?

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

What time zone is 96790 in?

96790 uses Pacific/Honolulu.

How many people live in 96790?

About 9,756 people live in ZIP code 96790, in 3,284 households, at 48.1 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 96790?

$100,693 a year, against $100,389 across Hawaii.

What ZIP codes are near 96790?

The closest are 96768 (8.1 mi), 96753 (9.5 mi), 96788 (10.2 mi), 96713 (12.2 mi) and 96708 (12.5 mi).

Is 96790 a PO Box ZIP code?

96790 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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