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Where 96853 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.
- 🔢 Type 96853 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESBgG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 96,853 = 23 × 4211. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111101001010101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96850 (Honolulu, HI, 5 mi away) and 96854 (Wheeler Army Airfield, HI, 12 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 96853 becomes 35869, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35896, 35968, 35986, 36859, 38569, 38659, …). The farthest-flung twin is 36859 in Holy Trinity, AL, 4,479 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯3,683 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96853 and you would come out at 21.34°S, 22.06°E — 330 miles from Windhoek, Namibia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 50m.
- 📏 At 0.158 square miles of land, 96853 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 76 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 526This ZIP526 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 22.0This ZIP22.0Hawaii40.9US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 19.4%This ZIP19.4% |
| Mean commute | 8.5 minThis ZIP8.5 min |
| Population density | 3,329.1 / sq miThis ZIP3,329.1 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 37This ZIP37 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 451This ZIP451 |
| Annual payroll | $33,511,000This ZIP$33,511,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 96853
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 96853
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
96818 | Honolulu, HI | 0.5 mi |
96820 | Honolulu, HI | 1.3 mi |
96849 | Honolulu, HI | 1.5 mi |
96860 | Jbphh, HI | 1.6 mi |
96859 | Tripler Army Medical Center, HI | 3.7 mi |
96858 | Fort Shafter, HI | 3.7 mi |
96819 | Honolulu, HI | 4.1 mi |
96709 | Kapolei, HI | 4.3 mi |
96838 | Honolulu, HI | 4.3 mi |
96846 | Honolulu, HI | 4.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 96853?
96853 is in Jbphh, Hawaii, in Honolulu County, part of the Urban Honolulu, HI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 21.3351, -157.9405.
What county is 96853 in?
96853 lies in Honolulu County.
What area code is 96853?
Jbphh uses area code 808, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 96853 in?
96853 uses Pacific/Honolulu.
How many people live in 96853?
About 526 people live in ZIP code 96853, at 3,329.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 96853?
The closest are 96818 (0.5 mi), 96820 (1.3 mi), 96849 (1.5 mi), 96860 (1.6 mi) and 96859 (3.7 mi).
Is 96853 a PO Box ZIP code?
96853 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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