Homer

Also known as Homer, Alaska

city in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States

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Homer is a city located on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula in the United States. It serves as a local hub for the region and is known as a gateway for fishing and outdoor recreation in the area.

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Official name: Homer
Population: 5522
Area: 69.429095
Elevation: 29
Official website: www.ci.homer.ak.us
Image: Homerfromslough.JPG
Households: 4
Dialing code: 907

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Commons category: Homer, Alaska
postal code: 99603
inception: 1964-03-13
water as percent of area: 48.4156
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water area: 33.614501
per capita income: 30139
mean age: 19.8

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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 was 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".

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