Amber, Washington

Amber is an unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington, United States.[1] The town, which has few residents, is located along Amber Lake. Amber is assigned the ZIP code 99004.

A post office called Amber was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1975.[2] An early variant name was Calvert.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amber, Washington
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  3. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 6.

Coordinates: 47°21′08″N 117°42′45″W / 47.352156°N 117.712540°W / 47.352156; -117.712540


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