Búfalo Puerto Rico Map

About Búfalo, Puerto Rico

Búfalo is a locality in Barceloneta County, Puerto Rico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 797. The population density is 458.8 people per km². Búfalo is located at 18.4262°N, 66.5537°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 41828.

Búfalo occupies a landscape where the dense, humid breath of the tropics meets the limestone geology characteristic of the northern karst, creating a terrain defined by subtle shifts in elevation and pockets of deep, verdant growth. It lies 4.4 miles west of Manatí, PR (from Manatí, PR: bearing 265°T), and is situated 4.9 miles west-southwest of Tierras Nuevas Poniente. The air here holds a constant, heavy moisture, cooling slightly as it drifts from the nearby Bosque Estatal de Cambalache, which marks the horizon with a dense, unbroken canopy of green. To the east, the land slopes toward the path of the Río Grande de Manati, whose waters cut a quiet, persistent channel through the earth, drawing the eye toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Cerro Pelota. Sunlight in Búfalo possesses a particular, honeyed quality in the late afternoon, casting long, sharp shadows across the limestone outcrops and illuminating the dust kicked up by the passage of time on unpaved roads.

The history of Búfalo remains quietly tethered to the agricultural rhythms of the region, where the economy has long been shaped by the stubborn resilience of the soil and the proximity to fertile basins like Quebrada Cimarrona. While the modern pace of life moves with a pragmatic focus, there remains a deep, lingering awareness of the island’s broader heritage, a sense of belonging that stretches from these inland fields toward the salt-sprayed coast near Mar Chiquita. Life here often follows the slow, deliberate work of seasonal cultivation, yet residents frequently turn their gaze toward the horizon, where the presence of Tres Hermanas offshore serves as a constant reminder of the sea’s influence on the local character. Búfalo carries the quiet weight of its surroundings, a place where the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the rhythmic rustle of palm fronds and the distant, unseen movement of the tide.

About This Búfalo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Búfalo, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.426159, -66.553658. 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 Búfalo includes the ZIP code (41828), telephone area code, county seat of Barceloneta County, and school district assignment.

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.