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Welcome to Amber ...

Amber is located in Onondaga County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Amber: 315 & 680<3>

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)
  • Auburn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baldwinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • 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.<6> 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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manlius. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • 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.<6> 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.<6> 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.<7>

X2X - 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.

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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Onondaga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Amber - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Amber area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Amber area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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