East Amherst, New York

"East Amherst" redirects here. For other uses, see East Amherst, Nova Scotia.

The town of Amherst with East Amherst shown in red

East Amherst is a suburban hamlet 16 miles (26 km) northeast of downtown Buffalo, New York. It straddles the towns of Amherst and Clarence, and comprises the majority of ZIP code 14051.

History

East Amherst is centered in an area originally known as "Transit Station", a name that has its origins in the railroad station of the New York Central "Peanut Line" that crossed Transit Road just north of Muegel Road. As its farmlands were developed into residential subdivisions, "East Amherst" began to emerge as the most frequently used name for the area.

Demographic information

In 2013, East Amherst was named the richest and most affluent community in Western New York by Buffalo Business First. As of the 2000 United States Census, East Amherst had a population of 17,991 and 6,280 housing units. In 2005, East Amherst was recognized by CNN / Money Magazine as one of the Best Places to Live (41st Finalist) in the United States.

Fire and police services

Fire protection is primarily provided by the East Amherst Fire Department, as well as by Swormville Fire Company and Clarence Center Volunteer Fire Company.

The part of East Amherst within the town of Amherst is served by the Amherst Police Department. The part within the town of Clarence is served by the New York State Police and the Erie County Sheriff's Department.

Notable people

Scotty Bowman, Hall of Fame hockey coach
John Koelmel, former CEO of First Niagara Bank
Andrew Orpik, retired hockey player
Jason Pominville, NHL player
Shane Sims, NHL defenseman
Raymond Walter, New York State Assemblyman

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Municipalities and communities of Erie County, New York, United States

County seat: Buffalo

Cities	Buffalo Lackawanna Tonawanda

Towns	Alden 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

Villages	Akron Alden Angola Blasdell Depew East Aurora Farnham Gowanda‡ Hamburg Kenmore Lancaster North Collins Orchard Park Sloan Springville Williamsville

CDPs	Angola on the Lake Billington Heights Cheektowaga Clarence Clarence Center Eden Eggertsville Elma Center Grandyle Village Harris Hill Holland Lake Erie Beach North Boston Tonawanda Town Line University at Buffalo Wanakah 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 Ellicott Elma Evans Center Ferry Village Footes Forks Fowlerville Gardenville Getzville Glenwood Green Acres Valley Griffins Mills Holland Hunts Corners Jerusalem Corners Jewettville Kenilworth Lake View Langford Lawtons Locksley Park Looneyville 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 Cheektowaga South Newstead South Wales Spring Brook Swifts Mills Taylor Hollow Town Line Station Swormville Walden Cliffs Wales Hollow 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

Coordinates: 43°01′06″N 78°41′48″W / 43.01833°N 78.69667°W / 43.01833; -78.69667

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