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Welcome to Amboy Center ...

Amboy Center is located in Oswego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Amboy Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Amboy Center: Amboy Ctr. (or less commonly used: Amboy Cen., Amboy Cent. or Amboy Cntr.)

Amboy Center is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Amboy Center: 315 & 680<3>

Communities near Amboy Center ...

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

  • North Syracuse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
  • Pulaski
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Camden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Central Square
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mexico
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sylvan Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cleveland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lacona
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Parish
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Altmar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amboy Center ...

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

Adding Amboy Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Amboy Center 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 Amboy Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Amboy Center.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Oswego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Amboy Center - 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 Amboy Center area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Amboy Center 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.