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Welcome to Amboy ...

Amboy is located in Pulaski County<1>.

Amboy is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Amboy lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Amboy: 501

Communities Also Named Amboy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Amboy - they are located in California, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Dakota, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Amboy ...

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

  • Little Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • North Little Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sherwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacksonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cabot
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cabot is located in Lonoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,466 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabot <3>
  • Bryant
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Maumelle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Vilonia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Shannon Hills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
  • Alexander
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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 Amboy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amboy.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Amboy. 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 Amboy.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amboy ...

Looking for more information about Amboy? 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 Amboy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Amboy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Pulaski, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Amboy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.