Welcome to West Amboy ...
West Amboy is located in Oswego County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Amboy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847.
A typical abbreviation for West Amboy: W. Amboy
West Amboy is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: West Amboy lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for West Amboy: 315 & 680<3>
Communities near West Amboy ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Amboy.
- North Syracuse
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Phoenix
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Camden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Central Square
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Square have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Square
- Central Square is located in Oswego County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,735 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Square <4>
- Mexico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvan Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Oswego County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
- Lacona
(18 miles [29 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 West Amboy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Amboy.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West 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 West Amboy.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Amboy. See our Newspapers Page for West Amboy.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Amboy ...
Looking for more information about West 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 West Amboy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Amboy.
Adding West Amboy to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Amboy 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 West Amboy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the West Amboy post office opened in 1847.
We also found West Amboy in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for West 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 West 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 West Amboy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the West 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |