'Amherst, VA' definitions:
Amherst, VA -- U.S. town in Virginia
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Amherst, VA -- U.S. town in Virginia
Population (2000) :
2251
Housing Units (2000) :
1000
Land area (2000) :
4.987414 sq. miles (12.917342 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
4.987414 sq. miles (12.917342 sq. km)
FIPS code :
01672
Located within :
Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
Location :
37.576899 N, 79.050424 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
24521
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Amherst -- U.S. County in Virginia
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Amherst -- U.S. County in Virginia
Population (2000) :
31894
Housing Units (2000) :
12958
Land area (2000) :
475.175192 sq. miles (1230.698046 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
3.602839 sq. miles (9.331310 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
478.778031 sq. miles (1240.029356 sq. km)
Located within :
Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
Location :
37.589316 N, 79.142722 W