Welcome to Kalaheo ...

Kalaheo is located on the island of Kauai.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kalaheo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Kalaheo is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Kalaheo lies in the Hawaiian/Aleutian Standard Time Zone (HST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Area Code for Kalaheo: 808

The ZIP code for Kalaheo: 96741<2>

Communities near Kalaheo ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kalaheo.

• Hanapepe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanapepe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanapepe <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hanapepe
  • From Kalaheo to Hanapepe
• Koloa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koloa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Koloa <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Koloa
  • From Kalaheo to Koloa
• Kaumakani
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaumakani have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaumakani
• Poipu
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poipu
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poipu <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Poipu
  • From Kalaheo to Poipu
• Kaawanui Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaawanui Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaawanui Village
• Nonopahu Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nonopahu Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonopahu Village
• Pakala Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pakala Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pakala Village
• Makaweli
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Makaweli have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makaweli
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Makaweli <3>
• Puhi
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puhi
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Puhi
  • From Kalaheo to Puhi
• Waimea
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waimea
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waimea <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Waimea
  • From Kalaheo to Waimea

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kalaheo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kalaheo.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kalaheo. See our Newspapers Page for Kalaheo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kalaheo ...

Looking for more information about Kalaheo? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Kalaheo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kalaheo.

Adding Kalaheo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kalaheo in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kalaheo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Kalaheo post office opened in 1915.

We also found Kalaheo on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Hawaii (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kalaheo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kalaheo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Hawaii: https://portal.ehawaii.gov/