Buffalo Texas Map

About Buffalo, Texas

Buffalo is a locality in Coleman County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,767. The population density is 144.8 people per km². Buffalo is located at 31.4589°N, 96.0662°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Buffalo is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 75143, 76878, 76864.

Buffalo occupies a quiet expanse of East Texas where the earth shifts from dense woodland to open, sun-bleached pasture. It lies 13.9 miles west-northwest of Brownwood, TX (from Brownwood, TX: bearing 294°T), and is situated 13.1 miles east of Coleman. The horizon remains level and vast, save for the subtle depression of Gobbler Hollow, which gathers the evening mist like a basin holding shadows. Sunlight here has a heavy, golden quality, thickening as it filters through the oaks to illuminate the red clay soil that defines the local landscape. Mud Creek cuts a modest, winding path through the brush just a mile away, its slow current carving the land with a patient, unhurried persistence. Beyond the immediate fields, the far-off rise of the Edwards Plateau lingers in the mind as a distant, jagged memory of higher ground, though the immediate terrain remains defined by the low, grassy swells of the prairie.

Buffalo maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life that finds its rhythm in the cyclical nature of the surrounding farmland and the persistent pulse of the regional transit corridors. The local economy relies on the steady exchange of goods and the quiet industry of those who work the land, a tradition that has anchored the area since its early settlement days. Residents often find their recreation at Thrifty Park, a modest stretch of green space that offers a reprieve from the heat, or they pass the time near the quiet banks of the Soil Conservation Service Site 28 Reservoir. There is a distinct, understated pride in the way Buffalo manages its daily affairs, favoring the weight of practical labor and neighborly familiarity over the frantic pace of larger metropolitan centers.

About This Buffalo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Buffalo, Texas. Coordinates: 31.458905, -96.066163. 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 (75143, 76878, 76864), telephone area code (325, 903), county seat of Coleman County (Coleman), and school district assignment (Buffalo Independent 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.