Buffalo, Kentucky

Buffalo
Kentucky Route 61 in Buffalo
Buffalo is located in Kentucky
Buffalo
Buffalo
Coordinates: 37°30′43″N 85°41′55″W / 37.51194°N 85.69861°W / 37.51194; -85.69861
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyLaRue
Area
 • Total1.18 sq mi (3.06 km2)
 • Land1.18 sq mi (3.06 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
748 ft (228 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total571
 • Density483.49/sq mi (186.62/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code270
GNIS feature ID488299[2]

Buffalo is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southern LaRue County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 498 as of the 2010 census.[3] It lies along Kentucky Route 61 south of the city of Hodgenville, the county seat of LaRue County.[4] Its elevation is 748 feet (228 m), and it is located at 37°30′43″N 85°41′55″W / 37.51194°N 85.69861°W / 37.51194; -85.69861 (37.5120048, -85.6985728).[2] Although Buffalo is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 42716.[5]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Francisville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 42.
  5. ^ Zip Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine