Amherst Virginia ZIP Codes
Amherst holds a single ZIP code.
Every ZIP code in Amherst
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 24521 | Amherst County |
We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP. USPS delivery-type products are licensed, and no clean-rights source maps ZIP codes to neighbourhoods — so the Amherst codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Amherst. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated . ZIP codes are delivery-route groupings, not areas; the boundaries implied by any ZIP map are approximations.
How these codes cluster
Every Amherst ZIP code begins 245. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of Virginia. Statewide that range covers 64 ZIP codes, so Amherst accounts for 2% of it.
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Area codes covering Amherst
ZIP codes and area codes are separate systems — one routes mail, the other routes calls — and they do not share boundaries. The code below serves the same ground Amherst occupies.
Amherst Virginia area codes in full →
Where Amherst's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Amherst
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Lynchburg Virginia ZIP codes | 15 mi | 9 ZIP codes |
| Buena Vista Virginia ZIP codes | 20 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Appomattox Virginia ZIP codes | 20 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Glasgow Virginia ZIP codes | 23 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Lexington Virginia ZIP codes | 26 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Pamplin Virginia ZIP codes | 30 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Bedford Virginia ZIP codes | 30 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Dillwyn Virginia ZIP codes | 33 mi | 1 ZIP code |
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