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Unincorporated community in Washington, United States
Amber, Washington
Unincorporated community
Amber, Washington is located in Washington (state)Amber, WashingtonAmber, Washington
Coordinates: 47°21′07″N 117°42′42″W / 47.35194°N 117.71167°W / 47.35194; -117.71167
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountySpokane
Elevation2,251 ft (686 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code99004
GNIS feature ID1511963

Amber is an unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington, United States. The town is located along Amber Lake. Amber is assigned the ZIP code 99004.

Originally the town and lake were named Calvert, for Samuel Calvert, who moved to this area in the 1890s. A post office was established nearby by Bartley Costello in 1909, who named it Amber. It remained in operation until 1975. The town changed its name during the 1910s to Amber (and then changed the lake name to Amber) to avoid confusion and expedite the mail service.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amber, Washington
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  3. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 6.
  4. "Washington Place Names: Amber". Tacoma Public Library Digital Collection. Tacoma Public Library. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
Municipalities and communities of Spokane County, Washington, United States
County seat: Spokane
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