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Welcome to Amasa ...

Amasa is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Amasa is located in Iron County<1>.

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

Amasa is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Amasa and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Amasa: 906

The ZIP code for Amasa: 49903<3>

Communities Also Named Amasa ...

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

Communities near Amasa ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amasa ...

Looking for more information about Amasa? 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 Amasa, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Amasa.

Adding Amasa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Amasa 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 (so far) for Amasa was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Amasa.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Iron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Amasa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Amasa). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Amasa or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.