Buffalo, Iowa

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Des Moines. It is located about 27 miles [43 km] to the northeast of Buffalo and has a population of 198,682 people.^<1>

The next largest community is West Des Moines. It is located about 21 miles [33 km] to the northeast of Buffalo and has a population of 46,403 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Altoona	NE	35 mi [56.3 km]	13,854	33.92% increase
	Ankeny	NE	35 mi [56.3 km]	42,287	55.94% increase
	Clive	NE	23 mi [37.01 km]	15,234	18.51% increase
	Creston	SW	25 mi [40.23 km]	7,594	---
	Grimes	NE	27 mi [43.45 km]	8,419	65.14% increase
	Indianola	E	22 mi [35.41 km]	14,361	10.49% increase
	Johnston	NE	29 mi [46.67 km]	15,691	81.42% increase
	Knoxville	E	46 mi [74 km]	7,254	6.17% decrease
	Norwalk	NE	20 mi [32.19 km]	8,821	28.14% increase
	Perry	N	36 mi [57.9 km]	9,569	25.36% increase
	Pleasant Hill	NE	32 mi [51.5 km]	8,414	65.96% increase
	Urbandale	NE	25 mi [40.23 km]	38,369	31.98% increase
	Waukee	N	21 mi [33.8 km]	12,367	141.26% increase
	Windsor Heights	NE	25 mi [40.23 km]	4,643	3.37% decrease
	Winterset	NW	2 mi [3.22 km]	4,820	1.09% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bevington	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	60	3.45% increase
	Cumming	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	309	90.74% increase
	DeSoto	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	1,242	23.09% increase
	Dexter	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	887	28.74% increase
	Earlham	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,347	3.78% increase
	East Peru	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	138	9.8% decrease
	Lorimor	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	399	6.56% decrease
	Macksburg	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	129	9.15% decrease
	Martensdale	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	460	1.5% decrease
	New Virginia	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	487	3.84% increase
	Patterson	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	132	4.76% increase
	Saint Charles	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	672	8.56% increase
	Saint Marys	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	127	5.22% decrease
	Truro	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	485	13.58% increase
	Van Meter	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	1,208	39.49% increase

Madison County

Buffalo is located in Madison County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison: Adair, Clarke, Dallas, Guthrie, Polk, Union and Warren. Although it doesn't share a border with Madison, Adams it is close to Buffalo.

Below are counties that are near Buffalo (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Buffalo:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Buffalo
	Adair County	W	Stanzel	13 miles [20 km]
	Adams County	SW	Nevinville	28 miles [45 km]
	Cass County	W	Massena	39 miles [62 km]
	Clarke County	S	Murray	18 miles [28 km]
	Dallas County	N	Garretville	14 miles [22 km]
	Decatur County	SE	Weldon	31 miles [49 km]
	Guthrie County	NW	Menlo	25 miles [40 km]
	Jasper County	NE	Vandalia	39 miles [62 km]
	Lucas County	SE	Norwood	30 miles [48 km]
	Marion County	E	Bauer	36 miles [57 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa<3>

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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