Nā'ālehu, Hawai'i
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Naalehu, Hawaii Naʻālehu |
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| Census-designated place | |
Naalehu Post Office
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 Location in Hawaii County and the state of Hawaii |
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| Coordinates: 19°3′40″N 155°35′00″W / 19.06111°N 155.58333°WCoordinates: 19°3′40″N 155°35′00″W / 19.06111°N 155.58333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Hawaii |
| County | Hawaii |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.2 sq mi (5.6 km2) |
| • Land | 2.2 sq mi (5.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 738 ft (225 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 866 |
| • Density | 400/sq mi (154.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Hawaii-Aleutian (UTC-10) |
| ZIP code | 96772 |
| Area code(s) | 808 |
| FIPS code | 15-53600 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0362519 |
Naalehu is a community in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. Naʻālehu means "the volcanic ashes" in Hawaiian. It is the southernmost community with a post office in the 50 states of the United States. (See List of extreme points of the United States.) For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Naalehu as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. The population was 866 at the 2010 census, down from 919 at the 2000 census.
Naalehu is located near the southern tip of the island of Hawaii at 19°3′57″N 155°35′15″W / 19.06583°N 155.58750°W (19.065925, -155.587528) in the Kaʻū District. It is bordered to the west by Waiohinu, and Discovery Harbour is to the southwest. (The two communities are census-designated places but do not have post offices.)
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Naalehu CDP has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.6 km2), all of it land.
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