Local servicesHospitalSouth Peninsula Hospital23.0 miPost officeNinilchik Post Office6.8 miFire stationKenai Peninsula Borough Western Emergency Services6.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHomer Airport HOM24 miMajor airportTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport ANC97 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99639 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 52 min4:41 am – 11:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 5 h 53 min10:07 am – 4:00 pm
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People1,244 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 55.9569 householdsMedian household income $46,354Median home value $244,600Median rent $961 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,367 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting9.2% unemployment rate37% of adults are in the labour force, 334 employedMain industries: education and health care 31%, hospitality, food and recreation 20%, farming, forestry and mining 13%Average commute 22 minutes78% drive alone, 1% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, German or Dutch 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, 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, 17 mi away
Nearby landmarksNinilchik River Campgroundcampground · 6.8 miNinilchik Domepeak · 6.0 miNinilchik Riverriver · 7.2 miCape Ninilchikcape · 7.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsClam Gulch Critical Habitat Areastate conservation land · 10.7 mi · 3,853 acresHomer Visitor Center Administrative Sitenational wildlife refuge · 23.8 mi · 61 acresKenai Fjords National Parknational park · 33.2 mi · 601,006 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,779 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970298 of magnitude 4+, 17 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.1 on 18 Apr 197046 mi away, near Anchor Point, AlaskaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 3 Sep 202649 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 home79% of households have a broadband subscription45% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% 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
Elevation638 ft194 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
