Welcome to Buffalo ...

The city of Buffalo is located in Johnson County<1> and is the County Seat for Johnson County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buffalo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

When the people of Buffalo refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Buffalonian<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Buffalo has a population of 4,628 people<3> (see below for details).

Buffalo is 4,700 feet [1,433 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Buffalo is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Buffalo lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Buffalo is within the boundaries of the (307) area code.

The ZIP codes for Buffalo: 82834, 82840<5>

Websites for Buffalo ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.buffalowy.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Buffalo, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Buffalo had an population of 4,628 people. This is an increase of 0.94% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Buffalo had a population of 4,585 people (which is 53.51% of the total population of Johnson County). This makes Buffalo the county's most populous community.

The population of Buffalo represents 0.81% of the population of Wyoming (which has 563,626 people), making it the state's 18th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,585 people, the population of Buffalo increased 17.56% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,900 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Buffalo.

Communities Also Named Buffalo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 57 communities that are also named Buffalo - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas (3), Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky (4), Maine, Minnesota, Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska (2), New York, North Carolina (3), North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina (3), South Dakota, Tennessee (5), Texas (4), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buffalo.

Communities near Buffalo ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Buffalo.

• Saddlestring
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlestring
  • Saddlestring is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saddlestring <6>
• Story
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
  • Story is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Story <6>
• Banner
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
  • Banner is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banner <6>
• Clearmont
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearmont
  • Clearmont is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearmont <6>
• Big Horn
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Horn
  • Big Horn is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Horn <6>
• Meadow Lark Lake
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lark Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lark Lake
  • Meadow Lark Lake is located in Big Horn County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Buffalo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buffalo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Buffalo. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buffalo.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Buffalo. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Buffalo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buffalo ...

Looking for more information about Buffalo? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Buffalo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Buffalo.

Adding Buffalo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buffalo in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Buffalo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Buffalo post office opened in 1879.

We also found Buffalo in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buffalo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buffalo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Johnson County: www.johnsoncountywyoming.org/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/