Kauai County, Hawaii

Kauai County, Hawaii, has 73,400 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Līhuʻe. It uses Hawaii-Aleutian Time and covers 620 sq mi (1,605 km²) of land.

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Kauai County in Hawaii
KapaaLihueWailua HomesteadsHanamauluKalaheo
Kauai County (simplified outline). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
73,400
Land area
620 sq mi (1,605 km²)
County seat or government
Līhuʻe
Time zone
Hawaii-Aleutian TimeUTC-10:00
Median household income
$97,668 ± $5,401
Median home value
$873,200 ± $15,373
Median rent, with utilities
$1,870 ± $78
Homes lived in by their owners
68.6% ± 1.8 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Kapaa, HI micro areaCentral county
Water area
646 sq mi (1,674 km²)
State
Hawaii
County code (FIPS)
15007
Coordinates (central point)
22.012038, -159.705965

These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Kauai County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Hawaii-Aleutian TimePacific/HonoluluUTC-10:00. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 9674619,329 people
  2. 9676617,526 people
  3. 967566,448 people
  4. 967416,183 people
  5. 967544,272 people
  6. 967523,809 people
  7. 967033,366 people
  8. 967162,650 people
  9. 967052,522 people
  10. 967222,377 people
  11. 967961,840 people
  12. 967141,592 people
All 16
  1. 967471,012 people
  2. 96765513 people
  3. 96769292 people
  4. 967510 people

16 ZIP Code areas overlap Kauai County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

Kauai County government website ↗ is the next stop for county offices, tax, voting, jury and records information. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

School districts in Kauai County, largest first

  1. Hawaii Department of Education1,445,235 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in Kauai County, largest first

  1. Anahola (Residential) Hawaiian Home Land2,497 people
  2. Kekaha Hawaiian Home Land541 people
  3. Anahola (Agricultural) Hawaiian Home Land330 people
  4. Moloaa Hawaiian Home Land48 people
  5. Hanapepe Hawaiian Home Land12 people
  6. Kapaa Hawaiian Home Land0 people
  7. Wailua Hawaiian Home Land0 people
  8. Waimea Hawaiian Home Land0 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Kapaa, Hawaii (CDP)11,094 people
  2. Lihue, Hawaii (CDP)7,901 people
  3. Wailua Homesteads, Hawaii (CDP)5,431 people
  4. Hanamaulu, Hawaii (CDP)4,972 people
  5. Kalaheo, Hawaii (CDP)4,435 people
  6. Puhi, Hawaii (CDP)4,362 people
  7. Kekaha, Hawaii (CDP)3,768 people
  8. Kilauea, Hawaii (CDP)3,146 people
  9. Anahola, Hawaii (CDP)3,067 people
  10. Koloa, Hawaii (CDP)2,907 people
  11. Lawai, Hawaii (CDP)2,718 people
  12. Wailua, Hawaii (CDP)2,697 people
All 24
  1. Hanapepe, Hawaii (CDP)2,638 people
  2. Eleele, Hawaii (CDP)2,522 people
  3. Princeville, Hawaii (CDP)2,020 people
  4. Waimea, Kauai County, Hawaii (CDP)1,840 people
  5. Omao, Hawaii (CDP)1,528 people
  6. Poipu, Hawaii (CDP)1,175 people
  7. Kaumakani, Hawaii (CDP)1,012 people
  8. Haena, Hawaii (CDP)631 people
  9. Wainiha, Hawaii (CDP)362 people
  10. Pakala Village, Hawaii (CDP)292 people
  11. Hanalei, Hawaii (CDP)272 people
  12. Kalihiwai, Hawaii (CDP)219 people

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