Buffington Pennsylvania Map

About Buffington, Pennsylvania

Buffington is a locality in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 298. The population density is 710.2 people per km². Buffington is located at 39.9290°N, 79.8412°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 15468, 15435.

Buffington emerges from the landscape as a collection of quiet, sturdy structures anchored by the steady, persistent presence of Dunlap Creek. It lies 16.4 miles south of Rostraver, PA (from Rostraver, PA: bearing 186°T), and is situated 6.9 miles west-northwest of Uniontown. The earth here holds a heavy, dark quality, folding into muted ridges that feel ancient and indifferent to the passage of seasons. To the east, the hazy, blue-tinted rise of the Allegheny Mountains suggests a world beyond the immediate, while the local horizon remains defined by the dense, shadowed canopy of Forbes State Forest. When evening light settles, it catches the silt of the creek bed, turning the water into a ribbon of polished pewter that snakes through the hollows. Patsys Lake sits only two miles removed, a quiet expanse of still water that reflects the shifting moods of the sky with a mirror-like clarity, grounding the otherwise restless atmosphere of the plateau.

Buffington carries the weight of a past built upon the extraction of the earth, where the ghosts of coal-tapped seams still linger in the weathered brick and the deep, resonant silence of the empty lots. The local economy, once tethered to the rhythm of the mine, now pulses with a slower, more deliberate beat, echoing the habits of a populace that values the persistence of tradition over the frantic pace of the modern centers. Life often gravitates toward the Newboro Ballfield, where the grass is kept trim and the air carries the sharp, clean scent of dry soil and cut stems. While Keister Hollow remains a testament to the rugged, uneven nature of the terrain, the residents maintain a connection to the land that is neither sentimental nor aggressive, but simply a recognition of the hard, honest work that defined Buffington for generations.

About This Buffington Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Buffington, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 39.928965, -79.841159. 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 Buffington includes the ZIP code (15468, 15435), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Fayette County (Uniontown), and school district assignment (Uniontown Area School District).

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.