Pepeekeo, HI · standard
ZIP Code 96783
Hawaii County, Hawaii — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 2,060
- 41/sq mi
- $77,391
- Median income
- $498,500
- Median home value
- 33.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Pepeekeo pairs an above-median household income with upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 42%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 13%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 41
- people per sq mi
- 63%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 96783 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 96783 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 50.6 square miles in Pepeekeo, Hawaii County, Hawaii. The area is home to 2,060 residents, producing a population density of 41 people per square mile, and falls within the Pacific/Honolulu time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 96783 against Hawaii and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 96783 sits at $77,391 (17% below the Hawaii average), while per-capita income is $32,037. The poverty rate stands at 19.8% and the unemployment rate at 11.2%. On housing, the median home value is $498,500 (36% below the state average) with median rent at $750 per month, and 63.2% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 96783 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 33.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 33.8, and the average commute is —. We also surface 6 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Hawaii County, so you can benchmark 96783 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 96783, Pepeekeo, HI · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
2,060
Population
50.6
Area (sq mi)
41
People / sq mi
Pacific/Honolulu
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 96783?
33.8
Median Age
48.2%
Male
51.8%
Female
22.1%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$77,391
Median Household Income
-17% vs state
$32,037
Per Capita Income
19.8%
Poverty Rate
11.2%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 96783 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$77,391 Top 42% higher than 58% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
695
Total Housing Units
600
Occupied Units
95
Vacant Units
3.75
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$498,500
Median Home Value
-36% vs state
$750
Median Rent
1980
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 13 business establishments in ZIP 96783, employing approximately 138 people with a combined annual payroll of $6,774,000.
13
Businesses
138
Employees
$6.8M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 96783 vs 96728 →
ZIP 96783 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 96783
Pepeekeo (96783)
2,060 residents
- 96781
Papaikou (96781)
1,670 residents
- 96764 799
Laupahoehoe (96764)
799 residents
- 96710 613
Hakalau (96710)
613 residents
- 96728 610
Honomu (96728)
610 residents
- 96780 557
Papaaloa (96780)
557 residents
- 96773 210
Ninole (96773)
210 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 96783 ranks the most populous — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 96783 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 96781
Papaikou (96781)
$96,400 median income
- 96783
Pepeekeo (96783)
$77,391 median income
- 96728
Honomu (96728)
$67,500 median income
- 96780
Papaaloa (96780)
$66,250 median income
- 96773
Ninole (96773)
$65,179 median income
- 96764
Laupahoehoe (96764)
$55,769 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 96783 ranks #2 of 6 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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