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Welcome to Keauhou ...

Keauhou is located on the island of Hawaii.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keauhou, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Keauhou is 5,080 feet [1,548 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the elevation of Keauhou is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Keauhou: 808

The ZIP code for Keauhou: 96739<2>

Communities Also Named Keauhou ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Keauhou - it's located in Hawaii.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Keauhou.

Communities near Keauhou ...

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

  • Honalo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honalo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honalo
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honalo <4>
  • Kealakekua
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Captain Cook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Holualoa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Honaunau
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honaunau have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honaunau
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honaunau <4>
  • Keokea
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokea
  • Kailua Kona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Kailua
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kailua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kailua
  • Kalaoa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pu'uanahulu
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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 Keauhou. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keauhou.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keauhou ...

Looking for more information about Keauhou? 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 Keauhou, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Keauhou.

Adding Keauhou to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Keauhou 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 Keauhou was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Keauhou post office opened in 1900.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keauhou.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keauhou - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Keauhou). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Keauhou or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/