Amherst Colorado Map

About Amherst, Colorado

Amherst is a locality in Phillips County, Colorado, United States. It is a small community with a population of 82. The population density is 71.5 people per km². Amherst is located at 40.6828°N, 102.1660°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 80721.

Amherst rests where the high plains begin their long, slow climb toward the formidable wall of the Front Range. It lies 54.7 miles east of Sterling, CO (from Sterling, CO: bearing 86°T), and is situated 9.9 miles northeast of Holyoke. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, a broad expanse of prairie grass rippling like a tired ocean under the vast, luminous sky. The air, thin and dry at this altitude, carries the scent of sun-baked soil and distant pine, and even in the height of summer, the snow-capped peaks of the mountains stand as a constant, stark reminder of colder, wilder places. The light itself has a peculiar clarity, sharp and unforgiving in the midday sun, softening into a profound, almost liquid gold as dusk settles, painting the horizon in hues of apricot and bruised plum. Amherst’s bones are those of an old mining town, whispers of a rougher, more boisterous past clinging to its weathered storefronts and the occasional sturdy brick building. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, that spirit of hardiness persists, reflected in the quiet diligence of its current residents. The local economy, now largely agrarian, draws its lifeblood from the fertile soil that stretches out from the town, a checkerboard of fields yielding crops that feed the wider world. Travelers passing through often remark on the peculiar stillness of Amherst, a quietude that feels less like emptiness and more like a deep, abiding peace, a deliberate slowing of the world’s hurried pace.

About This Amherst Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Amherst, Colorado — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.682773, -102.166018. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Amherst and Phillips County.

Detailed location data for Amherst includes the ZIP code (80721), telephone area code (970), county seat of Phillips County (Holyoke), and school district assignment (Holyoke School District RE-1J). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Amherst is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.