Kealia, Hawaii

Kealia, Hawaii
Keālia
Unincorporated community
Kealia is located in Hawaii
Kealia
Kealia
Location within the state of Hawaii
Coordinates: 22°6′7″N 159°18′31″W / 22.10194°N 159.30861°W / 22.10194; -159.30861
CountryUnited States
StateHawaii
CountyKauai
Elevation
16 ft (5 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
103
Time zoneUTC−10 (Hawaii–Aleutian)
ZIP codes
96751
GNIS feature ID360952

Kealia (literally, "the salt encrustation" in Hawaiian[1]) is an unincorporated community on the island of Kauai in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States. Its elevation is 16 feet (5 m). The Board on Geographic Names officially designated it "Kealia" in 1914.[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 96751.[3] James Wood Bush, a Hawaiian veteran of the American Civil War and later Mormon convert was a resident of Kealia.

References

  1. ^ Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel Hoyt Elbert; Esther T. Mookini (2004). "lookup of Kealia ". in Place Names of Hawai'i. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kealia, Hawaii, Geographic Names Information System, 1981-02-06. Accessed 2008-04-08.
  3. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code


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