| Amherst, Colorado | |
| Settlement Type: | Census Designated Place |
| Coordinates: | 40.6832°N -102.1726°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Colorado |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Phillips |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | About 1887[1] |
| Established Title1: | Platted |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.176 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.176 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.000 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Elevation Ft: | 3691 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 46 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | MST |
| Utc Offset1: | −7 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | −6 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 80721[4] |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2583209 |
Amherst is a census-designated place (CDP) and a post office in and governed by Phillips County, Colorado, United States. As of the United States Census 2020, the population of the Amherst CDP was 47.
The town of Amherst was established about 1887.[1] The community was named after Amherst, Massachusetts, the native home of a local businessman.[5]
The Amherst Post Office opened on February 18, 1888.[6] Currently, it's ZIP Code is 80721.[4]
Phillips County was founded in 1889, and before that, Amherst was in Weld County.[7]
The Amherst CDP has an area of 1.176km2, all land.[2]
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the