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Homer

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Total population

233

Median home value

$85,900

0%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$147,679

Homer$148k
National$74k
Elevation906 m
Weather69°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Coordinates39.58°, -85.58°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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Active weather alerts
  • Flood Watch · Severe
    Flood Watch issued September 17 at 10:58PM EDT until September 18 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN

Source: NOAA National Weather Service.

City facts

Elevation
906 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Homer is an unincorporated community in central Walker Township, Rush County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Although Homer is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 46146.

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History & geography

History

Homer was originally called Slabtown, and under the latter name had its start around 1850 when a sawmill was established at that point. A post office was established under the name Goddard in 1840 and was discontinued in 1852. Another post office with the name Homer ran from 1854 to 2000. Beginning in 1967, the village became the site for many workshops for Rush County youth. Elementary children through high schoolers attended summer weekend camps in drama, speech, history, woodworking, photography, fitness, and creative writing. Hundreds of children in the 1960s and into the 1980s spent part of their summers here. The boys slept in shuttered trains cars while the girls camped in a nearby barn and later in the basement of the Homer Federated Church.

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Demographics & economy

Median age
27.6
Median home value
$85,900
Housing units
85
Poverty rate
15.5%
Unemployment
0%

Race & ethnicity

White
98.3%
Black
0%
Asian
0%
Hispanic
0%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
39.5784
Longitude
-85.5774
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Overnight
69°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Friday
81°F
Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Friday Night
63°F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
85°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Saturday Night
69°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Sunday
85°F
Chance Rain Showers

Forecast for Homer, IN from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
11,940
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • American Robin
    Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    487
  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    478
  • Northern Cardinal
    Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    440
  • Mourning Dove
    Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    399
  • Song Sparrow
    Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
    398
  • American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
    316
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    309
  • Red-winged Blackbird
    Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    298

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Total
6
Elementary
4
Middle
1
High
1
Other
0

Largest nearby schools

  • Rushville Consolidated High School
    High · Rushville · 654 students · 14.5:1 ratio
  • Rushville Elementary School West
    Elementary · Rushville · 366 students · 15.9:1 ratio
  • Rushville Elementary School East
    Elementary · Rushville · 329 students · 18.3:1 ratio
  • Benjamin Rush Middle School
    Middle · Rushville · 318 students · 13.3:1 ratio
  • Milroy Elementary School
    Elementary · Milroy · 151 students · 11.6:1 ratio
  • Arlington Elementary School
    Elementary · Arlington · 140 students · 11.7:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
3.8
Largest event
2010-12-30

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

C
Cy Hungerford
cartoonist
Ivan N. Walker
Ivan N. Walker
American soldier (1839–1905)
R
Retta T. Matthews
American artist
R
Russell Jennings Ferguson
1898-1955

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Indiana

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Geography & sun

Elevation
902 ft (275 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.99
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,457

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
53
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Homer

Prentice Hall Literature
Prentice Hall Literature
Kevin Feldman · 2007
The Homeric imagination
The Homeric imagination
Paolo Vivante · 1970
Notawkah, Friend Of The Miamis
Notawkah, Friend Of The Miamis
Arthur Homer Hays · 1932
Guidance in Indiana junior high schools: 1952-1962
Homer Arhelger · 1963
William Henry Harrison's administration of Indiana territory
Homer Jeptha Webster · 1907
Flood insurance study
1983
Restatement of the law of agency
Homer Q. Earl · 1936
Homer City and Center Township, Indiana County, Pa., Commission for the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington, 1732-1932
Homer City and Center Township, Indiana County, Pa., Commission for the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington, 1732-1932
Pa.) George Washington Bicentennial Committee (Homer City · 1932

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Indiangrass
Indiangrass
Sorghastrum nutans
Seen 2026-09-17
Arrow-shaped Orbweaver
Arrow-shaped Orbweaver
Micrathena sagittata
Seen 2026-09-05
Monarch
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Seen 2026-09-03
red maple
red maple
Acer rubrum
Seen 2026-09-02
fortune's spindle
fortune's spindle
Euonymus fortunei
Seen 2026-09-02
box elder
box elder
Acer negundo
Seen 2026-09-01
Wingstem
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
Seen 2026-09-01
American pokeweed
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
Seen 2026-09-01
Canada clearweed
Canada clearweed
Pilea pumila
Seen 2026-09-01

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Site
FLATROCK RIVER NR RUSHVILLE, IN
Distance
7.3 mi
Gage height
5 ft

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-22 05:30 UTC.

Events

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • USGS NWIS (water data)
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library