Buffalo Texas Map

About Buffalo, Texas

Buffalo is a locality in Mills 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 emerges from the flat, scrub-brushed plains as a quiet intersection of earth and sky, where the silty banks of Buffalo Creek carve a slow, meandering path through the sun-bleached landscape. It lies 16.7 miles south-southeast of Brownwood, TX (from Brownwood, TX: bearing 161°T), and is situated 18.2 miles south of Early. The air here holds the dry, heavy warmth of a land far removed from the cooling influence of any distant shore, and the horizon remains unbroken save for the subtle dip of Laird Hollow, which gathers the evening shadows into its shallow basin. Two miles to the west, the surface of Soil Conservation Service Site 6 Reservoir catches the amber light of dusk, reflecting a stillness that defines the rhythm of the surrounding acreage. On the far, hazy edge of the western distance, the faint, blue-grey silhouette of the Edwards Plateau suggests a world of higher elevation that never quite touches the level, industrious expanse of this immediate terrain.

Buffalo serves as a vital junction where the persistence of early agricultural roots meets the steady pulse of modern transit and regional trade. While the local economy hums with the practical demands of commerce and the quiet stewardship of the land, the atmosphere remains defined by a patient, deliberate pace that respects the cycles of the seasons. Residents often seek respite at the Camp Bowie Family Aquatic Center, a space that offers a social reprieve from the pervasive heat of the long summer months. History here is marked not by grand monuments, but by the resilient endurance of those who built their lives along the creek, creating a legacy of self-reliance that remains visible in the sturdy, unadorned storefronts and the sprawling, sun-drenched fields that stretch toward the horizon.

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 Mills County (Goldthwaite), 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.