Local servicesHospitalAlaska Native Medical Center24.3 miPost officeHope Post Office6.1 miFire stationHope - Sunrise Volunteer Fire Department6.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMerrill Field MRI27 miMajor airportTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport ANC28 miRailGirdwoodAlaska Railroad11 miCoachAnchorage Transit CenterInterior Alaska Busline28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99605 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99605 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 19 h 13 min4:23 am – 11:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 5 h 35 min10:08 am – 3:43 pm
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People48 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 51.629 householdsMedian household income $106,44276% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 66°F, lows 49°FColdest month January: highs 25°F, lows 10°F66 in of rain a year, on about 160 dayswettest month September215 in of snow a year, on about 62 days0 days above 90°F, 212 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hope station, 6 mi away; rain from Turnagain Pass; snow from Alyeska
Parks and public landsChugach State Parkstate park · 4.7 mi · 10,707 acresBird Creek Parkpark · 6.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,131 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970162 of magnitude 4+, 23 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 7.1 on 30 Nov 201837 mi away, near Point MacKenzie, AlaskaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 23 Aug 202637 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 home76% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL45% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% 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 in the county
Elevation1,649 ft503 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
