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ZIP Code96863

Mcbh Kaneohe Bay, HI

Honolulu County · Hawaii · United States
Home to 2,436 people across 0.751 square miles.

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At a glance

96863 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
2,436
±51 · 49th pctile nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
21.8
US median 42 years
Population density
3,244/mi²
top 10% most dense
Land area
0.751 mi²
plus 0.265 mi² water

Location

Where 96863 is

21.436909, -157.745463 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates21.436909, -157.745463
Time zonePacific/Honolulu
CountyHonolulu County
StateHawaii (HI)
Land area0.751 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

Pacific/Honolulu

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

San Francisco, CA2383.6 mi
Los Angeles, CA2549.3 mi
San Diego, CA2597.9 mi
Seattle, WA2667.8 mi

People

Who lives in 96863

2,436 residents in 0 households, averaging None people per household. The largest age group is 18-24 at 82.4% of residents.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 180.0%
18-2482.4%
25-3417.6%
35-440.0%
45-540.0%
55-640.0%
65+0.0%

Households

Composition and size

Total households0
Average household sizeNone
Family householdsNone%
Living aloneNone%
Median age21.8 years

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White65.7%
Black10.5%
Asian6.8%
Native American0.8%
Pacific Islander0.5%
Other10.9%
Two or more4.9%
Hispanic / Latino28.5%

Income & work

What people earn in 96863

Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income
Median household income±—
Per capita income$30,508
Poverty rateNone%
Unemployment rate0.0%
Labor force participation99.8%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 15.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 96863

Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built
Housing units0
Vacancy rateNone%

Own vs. rent

Of 0 occupied units

Owner-occupiedNone%
Renter-occupiedNone%
Owner households0
Renter households0

Building types

Units by structure size

Getting to work

How 96863 commutes

45.1% of workers walked, and the average one-way trip takes 9.6 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone31.4%
Carpooled10.7%
Public transit0.5%
Walked45.1%
Bike2.5%
Worked from home6.8%

Travel time

Mean commute 9.6 minutes

<10 min66.6%
10-1926.6%
20-294.3%
30-441.6%
45-590.3%
60+0.7%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 96863

ZIP code 96863 is assigned to Mcbh Kaneohe Bay, HI, and falls within Honolulu County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 2,436 people live inside it.

At 3,244 residents per square mile spread over 0.751 square miles, 96863 reads as a densely built-up area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.

Living here

What life in Mcbh Kaneohe Bay looks like

The population skews notably young, with a median age of 21.8 against 42 nationally.

Getting to work takes 9.6 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is walked at 45.1% of workers, while 45.1% walk. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Mcbh Kaneohe Bay, HI

Mcbh Kaneohe Bay is a built-up area, so you will generally find a mix of chain hotels near the main approach roads and a smaller number of independent properties closer to the centre. Staying in 96863 itself often costs less than an equivalent room in the nearest downtown while keeping you close to it.

For reference, San Francisco, CA is about 2383.6 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 96863 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 96863 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 96863 offers a compact profile of Mcbh Kaneohe Bay: 2,436 residents, 15.6% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 96863 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Mcbh Kaneohe Bay may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

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Questions

Common questions about 96863

What city is ZIP code 96863 in?
96863 serves Mcbh Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, in Honolulu County, United States.
What is the population of 96863?
About 2,436 people live in ZIP code 96863, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±51. That works out to roughly 3,244 people per square mile.
Is 96863 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 15.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, and the median age is 21.8. The average commute is 9.6 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 96863 in?
96863 observes Hawaii Time (Pacific/Honolulu). This zone does not observe daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 96863?
ZIP code 96863 covers 0.751 square miles of land plus 0.265 square miles of water, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 96863 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 96863 reads as a densely built-up area. It holds 3,244 people per square mile across 0.751 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
What is the commute like from 96863?
The average one-way commute from 96863 takes about 9.6 minutes. The most common way to travel is walked, used by 45.1% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 96863?
About 55 residents of 96863 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 99.8% and the unemployment rate is 0.0%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 96863?
Accommodation in and around Mcbh Kaneohe Bay, HI ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 96863 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Mcbh Kaneohe Bay as the primary place and Honolulu County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 96863 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 96863. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 96863, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.