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Summary for South Amherst

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Located in: Lorain County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: S. Amherst

Time Zone: South Amherst lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 440 & 436<1>

Elevation: 760 feet [231.65 m] above sea level<2>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for South Amherst)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	1,664 (1.42% decrease since 2010)
2010:	1,688 (9.39% decrease since 2000)
2000:	1,863

Total Area:<4> 2.49 sq. miles [6.5 km²]

Housing Units:<5> 693

Websites for South Amherst

Chamber of Commerce: www.loraincountychamber.com/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for South Amherst:

Lat: 41.351400° (or 41°21'5" N)

Lon: -82.239400° (or -82°14'21" W)

USGS Topo Map: Oberlin<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for South Amherst

GNIS ID: 2399840

FIPS State / Place Code: 39 / 73040

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for South Amherst)

About Lorain County

The village of Elyria is the County Seat for {Lorain County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Lorain)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	309,833 (2.77% increase since 2010)
2010	301,478 (5.91% increase since 2000)
2000:	284,664

Total Area: 923 sq. miles [2,391.4 km²] - of which 46.81% is water (432.2 sq. miles [1,119.5 km²])

Housing Units: 127,036

Official Website: https://www.loraincountyohio.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Lorain

GNIS ID: 1074059

FIPS State / County Code: 39 / 093

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for South Amherst)

About Ohio

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	11,696,507 (1.39% increase since 2010)
2010:	11,536,504 (1.62% increase since 2000)
2000:	11,353,140

Websites for State of Ohio

Official Website: https://ohio.gov/

Tourism: https://ohio.gov/tourism/

Parks: https://ohiodnr.gov/discover-and-learn/safety-conservation/about-odnr/division-parks-watercraft

Fishing: https://ohiodnr.gov/go-and-do/outdoor/fishing

Hunting: https://ohiodnr.gov/go-and-do/outdoor/hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Ohio

GNIS ID: 1085497

FIPS State: 39

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for South Amherst)

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 440 code has been Overlayed with the 436 area code. New phone numbers in the South Amherst area will be assigned with one of these codes: 440 or 436. As a result, placing a call in the South Amherst area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Amherst - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of South Amherst. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<5>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of South Amherst, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes South Amherst.