Buffalo Kansas Map

About Buffalo, Kansas

Buffalo is a locality in Wilson County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 217. The population density is 263.5 people per km². Buffalo is located at 37.7098°N, 95.6975°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Buffalo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66717.

Buffalo emerges from the vast Kansas prairie as a quiet congregation of structures framed by the expansive, shifting light of the plains. It lies 54.7 miles south-southeast of Emporia, KS (from Emporia, KS: bearing 151°T), and is situated 13.3 miles west of Chanute. The landscape surrounding Buffalo stretches toward the horizon in a series of subtle rises and falls, punctuated by the distinct silhouette of Rose Dome rising five miles to the west. East Buffalo Creek meanders through the landscape just one mile away, its banks lined with the persistent green of cottonwoods that break the monotony of the tallgrass. Nearby, the Wilson County State Lake offers a reflective, still surface that anchors the local topography, while the Wilson State Fishing Lake Wildlife Area provides a protected expanse of land where the wind carries the scent of dry earth and ripening wheat.

History in Buffalo is written in the slow, rhythmic labor of the land and the endurance of those who cultivate it. The regional economy remains tethered to the cycles of the seasons, with agriculture serving as the primary pulse of a life lived in accordance with the demands of the soil and the temperament of the sky. Daily existence in Buffalo maintains a deliberate pace, far removed from the frantic acceleration of urban centers, favoring instead the steady persistence of small-scale industry and the camaraderie of neighbors. While the modern world often bypasses such quiet corners, the people here find a particular satisfaction in the clarity of the stars at night and the way the morning light catches the limestone foundations of the older buildings, revealing a sturdy, unpretentious beauty that has defined the character of the region for generations.

About This Buffalo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Buffalo, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.709767, -95.697482. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Buffalo includes the ZIP code (66717), telephone area code (913), county seat of Wilson County (Fredonia), and school district assignment (Altoona-Midway Unified School District 387).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.