Official Name: | Buffalo |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) |
Pushpin Map: | Kentucky |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | LaRue |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.06 |
Area Land Km2: | 3.06 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.18 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.18 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 571 |
Population Density Km2: | 186.62 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 483.49 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 748 |
Coordinates: | 37.5119°N -85.6986°W |
Area Code: | 270 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 488299 |
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.[2] It lies along Kentucky Route 61 south of the city of Hodgenville, the county seat of LaRue County.[3] Its elevation is 748 feet (228 m), and it is located at 37.5119°N -85.6986°W (37.5120048, -85.6985728). Although Buffalo is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 42716.[4]