The story
Local history for this place is being researched county by county outward from Franklin County; here is what the records say.
Water
Lake Erie, drawn through 24-inch and 42-inch intake pipes on the lake bottom about 1,500 feet offshore from Elyria's lakefront pumping plant, which is physically sited in Lorain The water here
- Amherst City87% of residentsLake Erie (mainly via Elyria)
- South Amherst Village10% of residentsLake Erie
- Rural Lorain Co. Water A3% of residentsMostly Lake Erie (bought from Avon Lake); some New London Reservoir and Ashland wells
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches South Amherst, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
| ZIP | Share | Water | Radon | Home value | Schools | Flood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44001 Amherst | 7% | Lake Erie, drawn through 24-inch and 42-inch intake pipes on the lake bottom about 1,500 feet offshore from Elyria's lakefront pumping plant, which is physically sited in Lorain | 4.0 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1971 | Amherst Exempted Village · 4 stars overall | 0.5% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
The county
Lorain County: 15 ZIP codes, 32 cities, villages and townships, 304,042 people.
Nearby places
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Cracked Buckeye (Open Shower Co), "South Amherst, Lorain County", https://crackedbuckeye.com/place/south-amherst/, built 2026-09-16, accessed [date].
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