Homer | |
|---|---|
 Downtown Homer seen from Beluga Slough | |
 Flag | |
| Motto(s): Where the land ends and the sea begins | |
 Location of Homer, Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 59°38′35″N 151°31′33″W / 59.64306°N 151.52583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Kenai Peninsula |
| Incorporated | March 31, 1964[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ken Castner |
| • State senator | Gary Stevens (R) |
| • State rep. | Sarah Vance (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.25 sq mi (65.41 km2) |
| • Land | 13.79 sq mi (35.71 km2) |
| • Water | 11.47 sq mi (29.70 km2) |
| Elevation | 95 ft (29 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,522 |
| • Density | 400.52/sq mi (154.64/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99603 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-33140 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1413141 |
| Website | www.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]
- ^ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 65.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ 36 hours: Homer Alaska New York Times