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Honolulu County, HI

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 38 ZIP codes inside Honolulu County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
38
in this county
Total population
1,015,167
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
24
distinct city/town names
Avg density
1,820
people / sq mi
Avg median income
$105,758
household, ACS
Avg home value
$721,000
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Honolulu County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
96706 Ewa Beach 81,658 1,848 $118,316
96797 Waipahu 72,943 1,462 $104,590
96818 Honolulu 59,703 2,136 $94,367
96789 Mililani 55,249 809
96744 Kaneohe 54,537 624
96817 Honolulu 54,183 2,249
96792 Waianae 52,829 334
96734 Kailua 52,619 935
96819 Honolulu 51,712 914
96816 Honolulu 51,526 2,079
96707 Kapolei 49,903 444
96822 Honolulu 48,037 2,309
96786 Wahiawa 43,042 186
96701 Aiea 41,818 639
96782 Pearl City 37,992 498
96825 Honolulu 30,621 1,086
96826 Honolulu 30,592 11,012
96815 Honolulu 26,608 4,675
96813 Honolulu 25,292 2,749
96814 Honolulu 22,880 7,249
96821 Honolulu 19,250 642
96795 Waimanalo 9,815 331
96712 Haleiwa 7,294 67
96791 Waialua 7,010 74
96762 Laie 6,867 214
96717 Hauula 5,390 84
96857 Schofield Barracks 4,140 3,021
96860 Jbphh 3,388 1,401
96731 Kahuku 2,893 115
96863 Mcbh Kaneohe Bay 2,220 1,141
96730 Kaaawa 1,418 516
96848 Honolulu 766 4,185
96853 Jbphh 461 1,129
96759 Kunia 261 641
96858 Fort Shafter 250 5,904
96820 Honolulu
96850 Honolulu
96859 Tripler Army Medical Center

About Honolulu County

Counties are the workhorse unit of American local government — they administer property taxes, run the courts and sheriff’s office, manage many road and library systems, and in much of the country they collect public health and zoning data that ZIP codes don’t. Honolulu County in Hawaii contains roughly 38 ZIP codes spread across 24 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 1,015,167. Reading those ZIPs together at the county level smooths over neighborhood-by-neighborhood noise and surfaces the broader economic and demographic shape of the area. For block-level detail, drill into any individual ZIP profile or compare against the wider Hawaii index.

The average density across listed ZIPs sits at roughly 1,820, which classifies the county overall as a suburban environment. That label is a generalization — nearly every county contains both a relatively dense core and quieter outlying ZIPs, and the gap between them is often what determines where you actually want to live or open a business. Average median household income in our enriched ZIPs lands near $105,758, with average owner-occupied home values around $721,000; both numbers move dramatically as you cross from one ZIP to the next, so use the table above as a sorting tool, not a verdict.

If you’re moving into Honolulu County, the county itself is also where most of your real-life paperwork will land — vehicle registration, voter registration, property recording, and school district enrollment in many states. Knowing the county that contains your prospective ZIP makes it much easier to look up the right tax assessor, election office, or school district website. Our relocation guide walks through the order in which to tackle these handoffs after a move.

For service-area planning, the county is also where most US business licensing and many sales-tax rules are administered. Service businesses scoping Honolulu County should pair this aggregate view with the individual ZIP profiles to identify the densest, highest-income pockets first, then expand outward along whatever transportation corridor matches their delivery model.