Welcome to Amber ...

Amber is located in Onondaga County<1>.

The location of Amber has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Amber, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1817.

Amber is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Amber lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Amber: (315)

Communities Also Named Amber ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Amber - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Michigan, Nevada, Oklahoma, Ontario and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Amber.

Communities near Amber ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Amber.

• Syracuse
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <4>
• Auburn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• De Witt
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
• Baldwinsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinsville
  • Baldwinsville is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwinsville <4>
• North Syracuse
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
  • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
• Solvay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solvay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solvay
  • Solvay is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solvay <4>
• Manlius
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manlius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlius
  • Manlius is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manlius <4>
• Fayetteville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <4>
• Minoa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
  • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <4>
• Homer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Amber. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amber.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Amber. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amber.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Amber. See our Newspapers Page for Amber.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amber ...

Looking for more information about Amber? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Amber, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Amber.

Adding Amber to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Amber in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Amber was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Amber post office opened in 1817.

We also found Amber in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Amber.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amber. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Onondaga County: www.ongov.net/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/