Buffalo, Kentucky

For the unincorporated community in Trigg County, see Buffalo, Trigg County, Kentucky.

Buffalo
Census-designated place (CDP)
Kentucky Route 61 in Buffalo
Buffalo
Coordinates: 37°30′43″N 85°41′55″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	LaRue
Area [1]
• Total	1.18 sq mi (3.06 km^2)
• Land	1.18 sq mi (3.06 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation	748 ft (228 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	571
• Density	483.49/sq mi (186.62/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	270
GNIS feature ID	488299[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 (37.5120048, -85.6985728).[2] Although Buffalo is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 42716.[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	571		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
2. "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
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.