Tonight
70°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms42% precip
Sunday
82°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely72% precip
Sunday Night
69°F
Showers And Thunderstorms89% precip
Monday
85°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely68% precip
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Amherst by the numbers
Population
2,182Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 4.9 sq mi (12.7 km²), 0.02 sq mi water
- Median age
- 50.3
- Households
- 865
- Persons per household
- 2
- Median house value
- $220,700
Municipal office
- Office
- TOWN MANAGER
- Address
- PO BOX 280, AMHERST, VA 24521