Local servicesHospitalSouth Peninsula Hospital15.0 miPost officeCPU Halibut Cove Post Office4.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeKenai Peninsula College Kachemak Bay Campus14.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHomer Airport HOM13 miMajor airportTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport ANC121 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99603 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99603 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 42 min4:45 am – 11:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 1 min10:02 am – 4:03 pm
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People11,557 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.74,599 householdsMedian household income $76,368Median home value $345,600Median rent $1,236 a month77% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,462 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting6.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 5,068 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, retail 11%, transport, warehousing and utilities 10%Average commute 15 minutes66% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 10% walk or cycle, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages39% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, Russian or other Slavic 4%, Spanish 2%, other languages 2%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 63°F, lows 49°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 19°F24 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month September84 in of snow a year, on about 48 days0 days above 90°F, 169 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Homer Ap station, 13 mi away; snow from Homer 9 E
Nearby landmarksChina Poot Lakelake · under a mileHalibut Covebay · 4.2 miHalibut Cove Lagoonbay · 2.4 miPeterson Pointcape · 5.0 miIsmailof Islandisland · 4.3 miWosnesenski Riverriver · 5.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsKachemak Bay State Parkstate park · within reach · 116,387 acresKachemak Bay Critical Habitat Areastate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 95 acresHomer Visitor Center Administrative Sitenational wildlife refuge · 13.8 mi · 61 acresHomer Airportstate conservation land · 12.5 mi · 297 acresKenai Fjords National Parknational park · 27.1 mi · 601,006 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes792 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970136 of magnitude 4+, 9 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 10 May 201446 mi away, near Happy Valley, AlaskaMost recent: magnitude 3.9 on 29 Aug 202644 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 home89% of households have a broadband subscription57% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterHomer Water Systemserves 7,008 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation253 ft77 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
