Amherst New Hampshire Map

About Amherst, New Hampshire

Amherst is a locality in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. It is a small community with a population of 697. The population density is 370.7 people per km². Amherst is located at 42.8615°N, 71.6253°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 03031.

Amherst anchors a landscape of quiet, inland permanence defined by the steady, winding passage of Beaver Brook. It lies 10.4 miles northwest of Nashua, NH (from Nashua, NH: bearing 310°T), and is situated 2.2 miles north-northeast of Milford. The terrain rises toward the rugged shoulders of Eagle Rock, where the light at dusk catches the gray stone of old pasture walls, casting long shadows across the fields. Beyond the immediate center, the woods of Hodgman State Forest offer a dense canopy of pine and hardwood, while the calm surface of Lincoln Pond reflects the shifting colors of the New England sky. At School St Park, the air holds a stillness that suggests the slow, deliberate pace of the interior landscape, far removed from the turbulent restlessness of the distant coast.

Amherst carries the weight of a colonial heritage in its white-steepled architecture and the sturdy, unadorned frames of its early dwellings. The local economy, once tethered to the rhythm of agrarian labor and small-scale manufacturing, now balances its historical identity with the quiet pursuit of professional life. Residents often navigate the regional geography by way of Mitchell Hill Road, a path that links the modern pulse of the area to the deeper, silent history of the surrounding hills. Even as the seasons turn and the frost hardens the earth, the character of Amherst persists in a stubborn, independent grace, marked by the same granite foundations that have supported its people for generations.

About This Amherst Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Amherst, New Hampshire. Coordinates: 42.861475, -71.625349. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Amherst includes the ZIP code (03031), telephone area code (603), county seat of Hillsborough County (Nashua), and school district assignment (Amherst School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.