Amherst, Ohio

See also: Amherst Township, Lorain County, Ohio
Amherst, Ohio
City
Amherst Town Hall
Amherst Town Hall
Nickname: 
Hurst
Motto: 
"Sandstone Center of the World"
Location in Greater Cleveland
Location in Greater Cleveland
Amherst, Ohio is located in Ohio
Amherst, Ohio
Amherst, Ohio
Location in Ohio
Coordinates: 41°24′15″N 82°14′38″W / 41.40417°N 82.24389°W / 41.40417; -82.24389
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyLorain
Area
[1]
 • Total
7.14 sq mi (18.50 km2)
 • Land7.08 sq mi (18.35 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation
[2]
646 ft (197 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
12,681
 • Estimate 
(2023)[3]
12,928
 • Density1,790.09/sq mi (691.15/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44001
Area code440
FIPS code39-01798[4]
GNIS feature ID1086498[2]
Websitehttp://www.amherstohio.org/

Amherst (/ˈæmhərst/ AM-hərst)[5] is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. It is located 28 miles (45 km) west of Cleveland within the Cleveland metropolitan area. The population was 12,681 at the 2020 census.[6]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amherst, Ohio
  3. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "A Pronunciation Guide to Places in Ohio". Archived from the original on July 25, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference wwwcensusgov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).