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Amherst
City population
39,833
#1,123
in United States
#45
in Massachusetts
#14,047
worldwide
42.367, -72.519 · 542 km from Washington
About Amherst
Amherst is a city in Massachusetts, United States with a population of 39,833. It is the 1,123rd largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, and the 14,047th largest worldwide. It lies 542 km from Washington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#45of 128
Elevation
82 m
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
42.367, -72.519
Record updated
2017-05-23
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.
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