Kachemak | |
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  Kachemak Location in Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 59°40′24″N 151°25′59″W / 59.67333°N 151.43306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Kenai Peninsula |
| Incorporated | August 29, 1961[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | William Overway[2] |
| • State senator | Gary Stevens (R) |
| • State rep. | Sarah Vance (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.67 sq mi (4.33 km2) |
| • Land | 1.67 sq mi (4.33 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 576 |
| • Density | 344.09/sq mi (132.89/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99603[4] |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-36540 |
| GNIS feature ID[5] | 1413247 |
Kachemak, locally known as Kachemak City, is a small second-class[6] city in the southern portion of the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States.[5] The city consists of several subdivisions and other miscellaneous properties along an approximately 2-mile (3.2 km) stretch of East End Road, adjoining the northeast corner of the much larger (both in terms of area and population) city of Homer. The population grew from 431 as of the 2010 census[7] to 576 at the 2020 census.[8]
- ^ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 72.
- ^ 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2015. p. 78.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "Kachemak AK ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ a b "City of Kachemak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Municipal Certificates, Local Boundary Commission, Division of Community and Regional Affairs". www.commerce.alaska.gov. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places" (Web). State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Retrieved October 31, 2021.