Amherst, New York

Town

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Country

United States

State

New York

County

Erie County

Elevation

594 ft (181.1 m)

Coordinates

42°58′42″N 78°48′00″W / 42.97833°N 78.80000°WCoordinates: 42°58′42″N 78°48′00″W / 42.97833°N 78.80000°W

Area

53.6 sq mi (138.8 km²)

- land

53.2 sq mi (138 km²)

- water

0.4 sq mi (1 km²), 0.75%

Population

122,366 (2010)

Density

2,300.0/sq mi (888.0/km²)

Incorporated

1818

Town Supervisor

Barry A. Weinstein (R)

Town Council

Mark A. Manna (D)
Guy R. Marlette (R)
Richard "Jay" Anderson (R)
Barbara S. Nuchereno (R)
Steven D. Sanders (R)
Vacancy ()

Timezone

EST (UTC-5)

- summer (DST)

EDT (UTC-4)

ZIP code

14051, 14068, 14221, 14226, 14228

Area code

716

Location in Erie County and the state of New York.

Location of New York in the United States

Website: www.amherst.ny.us

Amherst (ⁱ/ˈæmhərst/) is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 122,366. This represents an increase of 5.0% from the 2000 census.

The largest and most populous suburb of Buffalo, New York, the town of Amherst encompasses most of the village of Williamsville as well as the hamlets of Eggertsville, Getzville, Snyder, Swormville, and East Amherst. The town is in the northern part of the county and borders a section of the Erie Canal. most of the eastern side of the town is referred to as Williamsville, New York due to sharing the zip code with the village and closeness

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