East Amherst is a suburban hamlet located 16 miles (26 km) northeast of downtown Buffalo, in Erie County, New York, United States.

East Amherst is a wealthy suburb[2] centered in an area originally known as Transit Station, a name that has its origins in the railroad station of the New York Central "Peanut Line", so called from its narrow gauge tracks, that crossed Transit Road just north of Muegel Road.

By 1858, the completion of the railroad spurred the development of the area and other hamlets, such as Transit Station, now East Amherst, and Getzville.

[3] Today, East Amherst is home to the headquarters of fast food chain Mighty Taco, founded in 1973 in Buffalo.

The part within the town of Clarence is served by the New York State Police and the Erie County Sheriff's Department.