Buffalo, Guernsey County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Buffalo, Ohio
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Ohio#USA
Pushpin Label:Buffalo
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:39.9169°N -81.5206°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Name2:Guernsey
Subdivision Name3:Valley
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.27
Area Total Sq Mi:0.49
Area Land Km2:1.27
Area Land Sq Mi:0.49
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Elevation Ft:846
Population Total:373
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:293.84
Population Density Sq Mi:761.22
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:43722
Area Code:740
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-10128[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2628869

Buffalo is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in eastern Valley Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 373. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43722.[3] It lies along State Route 313.

History

Buffalo was originally called "Hartford", and under the latter name was platted in 1836.[4] A post office called Buffalo has been in operation since 1839.[5]

Demographics

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Buffalo CDP, Ohio. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. January 20, 2017.
  3. https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?citybyzipcode USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  4. Book: Sarchet, Cyrus Parkinson Beatty. History of Guernsey County, Ohio, Volume 1. 1911. B.F. Bowen & Company. 356.
  5. Web site: Guernsey County . Jim Forte Postal History . 17 December 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222125930/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Guernsey . 22 December 2015 .