Amber is an unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington, United States.[2] The town, which has few residents, is located along Amber Lake. Amber is assigned the ZIP code 99004.
Amber, Washington | |
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  Amber, Washington | |
| Coordinates: 47°21′07″N 117°42′42″W / 47.3518317°N 117.7115986°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Spokane |
| Elevation | 2,251 ft (686 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| 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.[3] 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.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Amber Summary Report". nationalmap.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amber, Washington
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 6.
- ^ "Washington Place Names: Amber". Tacoma Public Library Digital Collection. Tacoma Public Library. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
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