| City: | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Names to Avoid: | Hon, Hono |
| County: | Honolulu County |
| Timezone: | Hawaii-Aleutian Islands (GMT -10:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:38:54 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 808 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 21.3069, -157.8584 |
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ZIP code 96837 is a PO Box-only postal code located in downtown Honolulu, Hawaii. This isn't a geographic territory with residents. It's a postal facility designation for a specific post office location on Nuuanu Avenue in the heart of Honolulu's downtown district.
The post office maintains 409 PO Boxes and serves 204 business delivery points. With zero residential population within its boundaries, this ZIP exists purely as a mail collection point. It sits within the geographic boundaries of ZIP 96817, which provides the actual street delivery for the surrounding Kalihi-Palama and Downtown Honolulu neighborhoods.
Downtown Honolulu businesses, government offices, and organizations use 96837 PO Boxes for their mail. The 63 ZIP+4 records all reference Nuuanu Avenue with unit designators, confirming this is a single-facility postal operation. Seven business establishments list this as their primary address.
For anyone mailing to a 96837 address, you're sending to a PO Box at the Nuuanu Avenue post office. Street delivery in this area uses other Honolulu ZIP codes like 96817.
All mail delivery for this ZIP occurs at a single address on Nuuanu Avenue in downtown Honolulu.
ZIP Code 96837 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 6 business establishments, employing about 8 people with an annual payroll of $397,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 586Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 6Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $62,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $397,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 8Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 96837 is located in Honolulu County, Hawaii, within the Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 46520) and Hawaii's 1st Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 1,003,666 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 96837. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Urban Honolulu, HISource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 46520Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 1,003,666Source: Census |
| MSA: | Honolulu, HI MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 01Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 209.22 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 46520Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Urban Honolulu, HI Metro AreaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 96837 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.