Amboy, California

Amboy, California
Amboy sign, west side of town
Amboy sign, west side of town
Amboy, California is located in California
Amboy, California
Amboy, California
Location within the state of California
Coordinates: 34°33′25″N 115°44′42″W / 34.55694°N 115.74500°W / 34.55694; -115.74500
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySan Bernardino
Founded1883
Population
 (2010)
 • Total4
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
92304
Area codes442/760
GNIS feature ID238579

Amboy is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, in California's Mojave Desert, west of Needles and east of Ludlow on historic Route 66. It is roughly 60 miles (97 km) northeast of Twentynine Palms. As of 2020, the town's business district still contained a post office, a historic restaurant-motel, and a Route 66 tourist shop, all operated by the town's population of four people. As of 2024, only the gas station was open, and the population was zero.[1]

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