Homer, AK Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Homer, Alaska, shaded from sea level level on Kachemak Bay to 1,190 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
1,190 ft 360 m890 ft 270 m740 ft 225 m450 ft 135 m150 ft 45 m0 ft 0 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Homer sits at about 290 ft (85 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
290 ft 85 m
most residents: 45–880 ft
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on Kachemak Bay
Highest
1,190 ft 360 m
on the northeast side
Average
410 ft 125 m
all land inside city limits

Homer spans about 1,190 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
290 ft85 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast side
1,190 ft360 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets Kachemak Bay
0 ft0 m
Town center
USGS map point for Homer
100 ft30 m
Airport (HOM)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
84 ft26 m
Average of all land410 ft125 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.8 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Homer, Alaska, shaded from sea level level on Kachemak Bay to 1,190 ft on the northeast side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States
Population
6,136 2024 est.
Land area
13.8 sq mi + 11.5 sq mi water
Density
445 per sq mi
Coordinates
59.6425° N, 151.5483° W
Time zone
Alaska UTC−9 / −8
Drains to
Gulf of Alaska
Airport
Homer (HOM) 84 ft
ZIP codes 1
99603
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Diamond Ridge910 ft
  2. Fritz Creek810 ft
  3. Nikolaevsk750 ft
  4. Halibut Cove360 ft
  5. Seldovia Village350 ft
  6. Homer290 ft
  7. Kachemak250 ft
  8. Happy Valley250 ft
  9. Anchor Point230 ft
  10. Port Graham82 ft
  11. Seldovia33 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Palisade Peak3,480 ft
  • Mount Bede3,210 ft
  • Mount Mills3,200 ft
  • Ptarmigan Head2,920 ft
  • Badger Hill1,840 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census city limits (TIGER, Jan 1 2026). Much of Alaska's 3DEP comes from airborne radar (IfSAR), good to a few meters.
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS and Watershed Boundary Dataset; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.