
Ambler Borough, PA
About this place
Ambler is officially Ambler borough.
Ambler is a borough.
Ambler lies in Montgomery County.
Ambler is in Pennsylvania.
Ambler covers 0.852 square miles of land.
Ambler has no mapped inland water area.
Ambler's geographic center lies at 40.156385, -75.221532.
Housing stock
As of 2024, Ambler has 2,864 housing units (American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate; margin of error ±173).
As of 2024, the median housing unit in Ambler was built in 1954 (American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate; margin of error ±3).
As of 2024, 989 of Ambler's 2,864 housing units were built in 1939 or earlier (American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate; margin of error ±216).
As of 2024, 925 of Ambler's 2,864 housing units are single-family detached houses (American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate; margin of error ±149).
Severe-weather history for the county
NOAA's Storm Events Database records 351 county-designated thunderstorm-wind events in Montgomery County between 2016 and 2025; Ambler lies within that county. This is a count of the database's county-level entries and excludes events logged by forecast zone.
NOAA's Storm Events Database records 60 county-designated hail events in Montgomery County between 2016 and 2025; Ambler lies within that county. This is a count of the database's county-level entries and excludes events logged by forecast zone.
NOAA's Storm Events Database records 5 county-designated lightning events in Montgomery County between 2016 and 2025; Ambler lies within that county. This is a count of the database's county-level entries and excludes events logged by forecast zone.
NOAA's Storm Events Database records 104 county-designated flash-flood events in Montgomery County between 2016 and 2025; Ambler lies within that county. This is a count of the database's county-level entries and excludes events logged by forecast zone.
NOAA's Storm Events Database records 16 county-designated flood events in Montgomery County between 2016 and 2025; Ambler lies within that county. This is a count of the database's county-level entries and excludes events logged by forecast zone.
NOAA's Storm Events Database records 4 county-designated tornado events in Montgomery County between 2016 and 2025; Ambler lies within that county. This is a count of the database's county-level entries and excludes events logged by forecast zone.
FEMA hazard risk ratings for the county
FEMA's National Risk Index (December 2025 release) rates Montgomery County's strong wind risk as Very High; Ambler lies within that county.
FEMA's National Risk Index (December 2025 release) rates Montgomery County's tornado risk as Relatively High; Ambler lies within that county.
FEMA's National Risk Index (December 2025 release) rates Montgomery County's overall natural-hazard risk as Relatively High; Ambler lies within that county.
FEMA's National Risk Index (December 2025 release) rates Montgomery County's winter weather risk as Very High; Ambler lies within that county.
FEMA's National Risk Index (December 2025 release) rates Montgomery County's inland flooding risk as Relatively High; Ambler lies within that county.
This page describes the place itself, with each statement drawn from the sources listed below.
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Sources
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- us-census-bureau · acs5-b25034-year-structure-built · 2020-2024 — retrieved 2026-09-20
- us-census-bureau · acs5-b25035-median-year-structure-built · 2020-2024 — retrieved 2026-09-20
- us-census-bureau · census-gazetteer-places · 2024 — retrieved 2026-09-16
- us-census-bureau · census-place-by-county-rel · 2020 — retrieved 2026-09-16
- us-fema · fema-nri-table-counties · December 2025 — retrieved 2026-09-20
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- us-noaa · noaa-storm-events-details-2018 · 2018 — retrieved 2026-09-20
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- us-noaa · noaa-storm-events-details-2021 · 2021 — retrieved 2026-09-20
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