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Notable location: Tsunami Warning Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Palmer Pioneer Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Palmer Historical Society (Museums; 316 East Elmwood Avenue), Colony House Museum (316 East Elmwood Avenue), Matanuska Susitna Convention & Visitors Bureau (Parks Hy), Glacier Park (Glenn Highway), Alaska Back Country Adventure Tours (Tours & Charters; 17435 Marcus Baker Drive).
Hotels: Colony Inn (325 East Elmwood Avenue), Iron Horse Liquor Store (606 South Alaska Street), Pioneer Motel & Apartments (124 West Arctic Avenue), Alaska's Caribou Cabins (10901 Center Street), Creekside Cabins (3150 North Dolly Varden Drive), Peak Inn (775 West Evergreen Avenue), Gold Miner's Hotel (918 South Colony Way), Peking Garden (775 West Evergreen Avenue), Alaska Birch Cottages (Cotswold Circle).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Palmer and their reported violations in the past:
PALMER WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 7159, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and OCT-25-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-25-1999)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One minor monitoring violation
- 2 regular monitoring violations
TALKEETNA WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 1100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2003 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
- One regular monitoring violation
EQUESTRIAN ACRES (Population served: 950, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2000 and JUN-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUN-27-2002)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAR-26-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-30-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (MAR-26-2001)
- 3 regular monitoring violations
MATANUSKA SUSITNA COLLEGE (Population served: 750, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and JUL-21-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUL-21-1998 to SEP-10-1998)
- 2 regular monitoring violations
MAT-SU REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LLC (Population served: 394, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
PALMER SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH (Population served: 320, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-21-2004)
- 160 regular monitoring violations
CROSSROADS COMMUNITY CHURCH (Address: T18N, R1E, Sec. 33 Finger Lake Southview, Population served: 275, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
B & J RAINBOW CENTER (Population served: 235, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Palmer that have no violations reported:
- MOM & POPS 4 CORNERS PLAZA (Population served: 250, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- TURNERS CORNER (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- SANDERSON BUILDING (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- DELROIS BAR (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- GLACIER VIEW BIBLE CHURCH (Population served: 60, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- HEART HAVEN ESTATES (Population served: 56, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- ALPINE INN (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- GLACIER VIEW ALLIANCE CHURCH (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- HEAVENLY MEADOWS (Population served: 36, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- SILVER CREEK SPRINGS S/D (Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  12.7% | | Whole state: |  9.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 7.7% | | Whole state: | 4.0% |
Palmer compared to Alaska state average:
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Palmer (2007 data):
- Keybank National Association: Colony Branch at 1150 South Colony Way, branch established on 1988-11-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $88,081.2 mil, Deposits: $61,704.6 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 961 total offices, Holding Company: Keycorp
- First National Bank Alaska: Palmer Branch at 303 West Evergreen Avenue, branch established on 1976-03-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,273.4 mil, Deposits: $1,355.0 mil, headquarters in Anchorage, AK, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 29 total offices
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Palmer Branch at 705 S Bailey, branch established on 1960-07-19. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Fire - Other |
1 | $3,199 | $38,388 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
15 | $51,564 | $41,251 | 34 | $12,733 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,874 | $34,488 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
10 | $46,033 | $55,240 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $11,568 | $69,408 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
2 | $4,756 | $28,536 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
7 | $29,876 | $51,216 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
4 | $20,063 | $60,189 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
3 | $10,933 | $43,732 | 4 | $2,998 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,363 | $40,356 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
4 | $14,426 | $43,278 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $8,360 | $50,160 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
52 | $207,016 | $47,773 | 38 | $15,730 |
Palmer government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $2,050,000
Sewerage: $558,000
Solid Waste Management: $509,000
- Construction - General: $1,293,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,891,000
General - Other: $1,000,000
Parks & Recreation: $725,000
Water Utilities: $449,000
Libraries: $441,000
Solid Waste Management: $392,000
Financial Administration: $368,000
Fire Protection: $354,000
Sewerage: $307,000
Regular Highways: $272,000
Central Staff Services: $130,000
Health Services - Other: $49,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $82,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $78,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,292,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $95,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,095,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $102,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $208,000
Interest Earnings: $97,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,234,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $802,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $240,000
All Other: $131,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $2,761,000
Property: $584,000
NEC: $161,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $4,710,000
11.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,822 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.14% | | Alaska average: | 9.33% |
0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($493 average AGI)| Matanuska-Susitna Borough: | 0.15% | | Alaska average: | 0.28% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,283 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.39% | | Alaska average: | 9.43% |
0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($592 average AGI)| Matanuska-Susitna Borough: | 0.10% | | Alaska average: | 0.24% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Palmer:
- KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
- KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KHAR (590 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
- KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
- KCHU (770 AM; 10 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)
- KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
- KFAR (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KSRM (920 AM; 5 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Palmer:
- KFAT (92.9 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KNIK-FM (105.7 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: UBIK CORPORATION)
- KGOT (101.3 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KASH-FM (107.5 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KQEZ (92.1 FM; HOUSTON, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- K202CB (88.3 FM; PALMER, AK; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K208BC (89.5 FM; PALMER, AK; Owner: ALASKA PUBLIC TELECOM, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Palmer:
- K09JE (Channel 9; PALMER, AK; Owner: CHANNEL 2 BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- K66CF (Channel 66; PALMER, AK; Owner: NORTHERN TELEVISION, INC.)
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