ZIP code · Waimea · Hawaii · United States

ZIP code 96796 — Waimea

ZIP code 96796 serves Waimea, Hawaii.

Postal code
96796
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Waimea
County
Kauai FIPS 15007
State
Hawaii
Country
United States
Coordinates
21.9571, -159.6689 — precision estimated (postal-area centroid)
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Population
2,070 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
1,108 / sq mi
Land area
1.9 sq mi (4.8 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$87,222
Per-capita income
$41,281
Median age
49.7
Households
740
Housing units
848
Median home value
$573,900
Median gross rent
$1,664 / month
Congressional district
HI-2 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
12b (55 to 60 °F)
Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
Time zone
Pacific/Honolulu (UTC−10, no DST)
Area code
808 (from the nearest rate centre)
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Nearby localities

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Aug (avg high 87°F), coldest Feb (avg low 62°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F808080828486878787868381
Avg low °F626264656769707069686664

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: WAIMEA 947 (0.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 96796

Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology

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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.

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