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]