Amherst, VA
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Alternate unofficial names: Amherst Court House, Seven Oaks, The Oaks.

Amherst is an incorporated place (Class Code P1) located in Amherst County at latitude 37.585 and longitude -79.051 (Amherst Panoramio Photos). The elevation is 761 feet. Amherst appears on the Amherst U.S. Geological Survey Map. Amherst County is in the Eastern time zone (GMT -5). Observes DST? Yes. Current Time. | Amherst, VA ZIP Codes

Amherst had a population of 2,251 with 1,000 housing units; a land area land area of 4.99 sq. miles; a water area of 0 sq. miles; and a population density of 451.34 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Updated Census Estimates for all incorporated places in Virginia.

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