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Welcome to North Amboy ...

North Amboy is located in Oswego County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for North Amboy: N. Amboy

North Amboy is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities near North Amboy ...

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

  • Pulaski
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Camden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Central Square
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mexico
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Sylvan Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Cleveland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lacona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Parish
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Altmar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Amboy ...

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

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 North Amboy - 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 North Amboy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the North Amboy 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.