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Amherst, New York

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Full nameAmherst
Other information
Time zoneEST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code14051, 14068, 14221, 14226, 14228
Area code716

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Amherst is a town in Erie County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 116,510. This represents an increase from the 1990 census figure of 111,711. The town is named for Jeffrey Amherst, a British Army officer of the colonial period.In July 2010, CNNMoney.com ranked Amherst 42nd in a list of the Top 100 Best Places to Live in America.

The largest and most populous suburb of Buffalo, New York, the Town of Amherst encompasses most of the Village of Williamsville and the hamlets of Eggertsville, Getzville, Snyder, Swormville, and East Amherst. The town is in the northern part of the county and borders a small section of the Erie Canal.

Amherst is home of the Amherst campus of the State University of New York at Buffalo, the graduate campus of Medaille College, a campus of Bryant and Stratton College, and Daemen College. Millard Filmore Suburban Hospital is located in the center of town on Maple Road.

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Cuomo bringing budget message to WNY - Tonawanda News Tweet this news
Tonawanda News--Andrew Cuomo will bring his budget message to Western -New York- in a talk Friday at Daemen College in -Amherst-. Cuomo will address guests in the Charles Wick ... - Date : Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:10:29 GMT+00:00
On the Record /Feb. 3, 2011 - Buffalo News Tweet this news
Buffalo News--The Buffalo Chapter of the American Society of Industrial Security named Ronald J. Christopher of Medaille College and Fred Andriaccio of the -New York- State ... - Date : Thu, 03 Feb 2011 11:53:58 GMT+00:00
Summit Captures Banners at Regional Meet - East Aurora Advertiser Tweet this news
East Aurora Advertiser---...- Gymnastics Center of North -Amherst-. Gyms from across Western -New York- and Rochester attended the event formerly known as the Greater Buffalo Challenge. ... - Date : Thu, 03 Feb 2011 08:31:00 GMT+00:00
Drivers use caution getting around WNY - WIVB Tweet this news
WIVB--Traffic was moving along on the -New York- state Thruway. Tandem trucks were allowed back on the roadway after an overnight ban based on the weather forecast. ... - Date : Wed, 02 Feb 2011 22:45:04 GMT+00:00
Employees called key to GEICO success - Buffalo News Tweet this news
Buffalo News--Today, the 75-year-old company has 1942 employees in Western -New York-, out of the 2500 it originally projected as the capacity for the site. ... - Date : Wed, 02 Feb 2011 13:04:34 GMT+00:00
Fuddruckers cuts ties to franchisee who operates two area restaurants - Buffalo News Tweet this news
Buffalo News--A list of Fuddruckers locations on the company's website shows none in Western -New York-. The -Amherst- location, at 4300 Maple Road, opened in 1986. ... - Date : Wed, 02 Feb 2011 13:04:36 GMT+00:00
7 trails for winter hiking in and around Central New York - Syracuse.com (blog) Tweet this news
Syracuse.com (blog)---...- name from the small portion of rail which it once covered on the famous -New York- Central Railroad, which runs from East -Amherst- to the Akron Junction. ... - Date : Tue, 01 Feb 2011 07:19:00 GMT+00:00
ShowClix To Manage Online Ticketing for The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA); New ... - San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Tweet this news
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)--ShowClix (www.showclix.com) has partnered with -New York- City's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), one of the largest and most influential museums in the world, ... - Date : Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:05:00 GMT+00:00
A home base for treating eating disorders - Buffalo News Tweet this news
Buffalo News--People struggling with eating disorders have a -new- place to turn for help in Western -New York-. The Buffalo Centre for the Treatment of ... - Date : Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:00:21 GMT+00:00
Muslim Council Celebrates 7th Anniversary - WGRZ-TV Tweet this news
WGRZ-TV---AMHERST-, NY-- It was a full house Saturday night at the Center for Tomorrow on the UB -Amherst- campus. The Western -New York- chapter of the Muslim Public ... - Date : Tue, 01 Feb 2011 01:21:58 GMT+00:00

Municipalities and communities of Erie County, New York

County seat: Buffalo
CitiesBuffalo * Lackawanna * Tonawanda
TownsAlden * Amherst * Aurora * Boston * Brant * Cheektowaga * Clarence * Colden * Collins * Concord * Eden * Elma * Evans * Grand Island * Hamburg * Holland * Lancaster * Marilla * Newstead * North Collins * Orchard Park * Sardinia * Tonawanda * Wales * West Seneca
VillagesAkron * Alden * Angola * Blasdell * Depew * East Aurora * Farnham * Gowanda � * Hamburg * Kenmore * Lancaster * North Collins * Orchard Park * Sloan * Springville * Williamsville
CDPsAngola on the Lake * Billington Heights * Cheektowaga * Clarence Center * Eden * Elma Center * Harris Hill * Holland * Lake Erie Beach * North Boston * Tonawanda * Town Line * West Seneca
Other
hamlets		Akron Junction * Alden Center * Armor * Athol Springs * Bagdad * Bellevue * Big Tree * Blakeley * Blossom * Boston * Bowmansville * Brant * Brighton * Carnegie * Chaffee * Clarksburg * Cleveland Hill * Clifton Heights * Collins Center * Concord * Creekside * Crittenden * Dellwood * Derby * Doyle * Duells Corner * Dutchtown * East Amherst * East Concord * East Eden * East Elma * East Seneca * Ebenezer * Eden Valley * Eggertsville * Ellicott * Elma * Evans Center * Ferry Village * Footes * Forks * Fowlerville * Gardenville * Getzville * Glenwood * Grandyle Village * Green Acres * Griffins Mills * Holland * Hunts Corners * Jerusalem Corners * Jewettville * Kenilworth * Langford * Lawtons * Locksley Park * Loveland * Marilla * Marshfield * Millersport * Millgrove * Morton Corners * Mount Vernon * Murrays Corner * New Ebenezer * New Oregon * North Bailey * North Evans * Oakfield * Patchin * Peters Corners * Pine Hill * Pinehurst * Pontiac * Porterville * Protection * Sand Hill * Sandy Beach * Scranton * Sheenwater * Shirley * Snyder * South Newstead * South Wales * Spring Brook * Swifts Mills * Taylor Hollow * Town Line Station * Swormville * Walden Cliffs * Wales Hollow * Wanakah * Water Valley * Webster Corners * Wende * West Alden * West Falls * Weyer * Williston * Windom * Wolcottsburg * Woodlawn * Woodside * Wyandale * Zoar
Indian
reservations		Cattaraugus Reservation * Tonawanda Reservation �
Footnotes�This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties



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