Hickam Housing is a community in Honolulu County, Hawaii, home to about 9,425 people across 4.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 96853, and parts of 96818 are in Hickam Housing too.
Homes sold for a median of $576 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
All in Hickam Housing
Mostly Urban Honolulu; part is in Hickam Housing
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Hickam Housing. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)3 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Urban Honolulu, HI6 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Hickam Housing; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Hickam Housing had 7,581 residents in the 2020 census, up 39% since 2000.
It’s the 35th largest of 163 towns in Hawaii by population.
Honolulu County grew from 58,504 residents in 1900 to 1,016,508 in 2020.
Honolulu County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 67°F. About 16.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Honolulu Intl Ap, HI weather station (2 miles away).
331,937 jobs at 20,890 businesses in Honolulu County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
93 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hickam Housing.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 19 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 9 |
| Dentists | 19 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 14 |
| Mental health providers | 25 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 6 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (14 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Urban Honolulu and Halawa.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.