Homer, Alaska

Homer
Downtown Homer seen from Beluga Slough
Downtown Homer seen from Beluga Slough
Flag of Homer
Motto(s): 
Where the land ends and the sea begins
Location of Homer, Alaska
Location of Homer, Alaska
Coordinates: 59°38′35″N 151°31′33″W / 59.64306°N 151.52583°W / 59.64306; -151.52583
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughKenai Peninsula
IncorporatedMarch 31, 1964[1]
Government
 • MayorKen Castner
 • State senatorGary Stevens (R)
 • State rep.Sarah Vance (R)
Area
 • Total25.25 sq mi (65.41 km2)
 • Land13.79 sq mi (35.71 km2)
 • Water11.47 sq mi (29.70 km2)
Elevation
95 ft (29 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,522
 • Density400.52/sq mi (154.64/km2)
Time zoneUTC−9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99603
Area code907
FIPS code02-33140
GNIS feature ID1413141
Websitewww.ci.homer.ak.us

Homer (Dena'ina: Tuggeght) is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is 218 mi (351 km) southwest of Anchorage. According to the 2020 Census, the population is 5,522, up from 5,003 in 2010. Long known as the "Halibut Fishing Capital of the World", Homer is also nicknamed "the end of the road", and more recently, "the cosmic hamlet by the sea".[3]

  1. ^ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 65.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ^ 36 hours: Homer Alaska New York Times