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AMHERST

New York · UNITED STATES (US) · 42.98°N / 78.80°W

NY
ADM1 · ID GeoNames 5,107,129

Amherst is a city in United States with a population of 122,366. It sits at 42.98/-78.80, runs on America/New_York, is 1 km from Eggertsville.

Population 122,366
Place Type Populated Place
Elevation 182m
Timezone America/New_York

All facts

fields
Country
United States
Subdivision
New York
Coords
42.98°N / 78.80°W
UTC offset
-5
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km
S Eggertsville New York 15,019 1.7 km
E Williamsville New York 5,254 5.3 km
W Kenmore New York 15,160 5.9 km
NW Tonawanda New York 14,907 8.1 km
NW North Tonawanda New York 30,785 8.5 km
SE Cheektowaga New York 75,178 9.1 km
S Sloan New York 3,601 9.5 km
NE East Amherst New York 24,914 9.5 km
E Harris Hill New York 5,508 10.1 km
SE Bowmansville New York 641 10.4 km

Air access

nearby

Universities

linked

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Amherst?
122,366 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Amherst in?
America/New_York.
Which country is Amherst in?
United States (US).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/5107129

{
  "data": {
    "id": 5107129,
    "name": "Amherst",
    "ascii_name": "Amherst",
    "country_code": "US",
    "population": 122366,
    "elevation": 182,
    "timezone_id": "America/New_York",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 42.97839,
    "longitude": -78.79976
  }
}
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