Amherst, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 277 Housing Units (2000): 117 Land area (2000): 0.219391 sq. miles (0.568221 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.219391 sq. miles (0.568221 sq. km) FIPS code: 01290 Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31 Location: 40.837880 N, 99.269579 W ZIP Codes (1990): 68812 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Amherst, NE Amherst