Welcome to Ama ...

Ama is located in Saint Charles Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ama, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Ama is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Ama: 985

The ZIP code for Ama: 70031<3>

Communities near Ama ...

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

• New Orleans
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Orleans
  • New Orleans is located in Orleans Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 389,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Orleans <4>
• Kenner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
  • Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <4>
• Gretna
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <4>
• Harahan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harahan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harahan
  • Harahan is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harahan <4>
• Westwego
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwego have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwego
  • Westwego is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westwego <4>
• Jean Lafitte
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jean Lafitte have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Lafitte
  • Jean Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
• Luling
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luling
  • Luling is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luling <4>
• Mimosa Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mimosa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
  • Mimosa Park is located in Saint Charles Parish
• River Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge
  • River Ridge is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for River Ridge <4>
• New Sarpy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sarpy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sarpy
  • New Sarpy is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Sarpy <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 Ama. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ama.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ama ...

Looking for more information about Ama? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ama, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ama.

Adding Ama to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ama 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 Ama was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Ama post office opened in 1891.

We also found Ama in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ama.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Charles Parish: www.stcharlesparish-la.gov/

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/