Local servicesHospitalSouth Peninsula Hospital12.6 miPost officeNikolaevsk Contract Postal Unit2.0 miFire stationAnchor Point Fire Department Nikolaevsk Station2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeKenai Peninsula College Kachemak Bay Campus13.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHomer Airport HOM14 miMajor airportTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport ANC107 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 48 min4:43 am – 11:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 5 h 56 min10:06 am – 4:02 pm
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People2,866 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.81,310 householdsMedian household income $62,179Median home value $239,200Median rent $1,078 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,345 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.9% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 1,151 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, construction 12%, retail 12%Average commute 26 minutes67% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 1%, Tagalog 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 61°F, lows 47°FColdest month January: highs 28°F, lows 18°F30 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month September101 in of snow a year, on about 57 days0 days above 90°F, 189 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Homer 8 Nw station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsAnchor River And Fritz Creek Critical Habitat Areastate conservation land · 4.0 mi · 14,297 acresHomer Visitor Center Administrative Sitenational wildlife refuge · 13.5 mi · 61 acresHomer Airportstate conservation land · 12.8 mi · 297 acresKachemak Bay State Parkstate park · 22.1 mi · 116,387 acresKenai Fjords National Parknational park · 34.9 mi · 601,006 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,847 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970321 of magnitude 4+, 21 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.1 on 18 Apr 197042 mi away, near Anchor Point, AlaskaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 3 Sep 202645 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateKenai Peninsula Borough, AK, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Very HighEarthquake Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality100% of days had good air in 2025102 of 102 days measuredNo moderate or unhealthy daysMedian index 9, worst day 28main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Kenai Peninsula County monitors, AK
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription33% have cable, fibre or DSL24% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterAnchor Point Safe Water Corporationserves 1,000 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation881 ft269 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
