Buffalo West Virginia Map

About Buffalo, West Virginia

Buffalo is a locality in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,211. The population density is 337.4 people per km². Buffalo is located at 38.6176°N, 81.9818°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Buffalo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 25033.

Buffalo emerges from the landscape where the steady, dark current of Cross Creek carves a narrow path through the dense, verdant growth of the West Virginia lowlands. It lies 11.9 miles north-northwest of Teays Valley, WV (from Teays Valley, WV: bearing 346°T), and is situated 7.5 miles northwest of Winfield. The air here holds the weight of deep woods and damp earth, a stillness that clings to the valley floor long after the sun has slipped behind the distant, shadowed silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains. Light at dusk possesses a singular, bruised quality, turning the fields into a muted palette of amber and slate, while the ground itself feels ancient, layered with the quiet persistence of rainfall and slow-growing oak. Four miles away, the rugged terrain of Barn Hollow offers a tangled, wild sanctuary, contrasting with the more managed, hushed expanse of the Chief Cornstalk Wildlife Management Area, where the forest floor remains a chaotic, living mosaic of fern and fallen timber.

Buffalo carries the quiet, enduring rhythm of a place shaped by the industry of the soil and the legacy of the riverbank. Long before the modern sprawl of manufacturing plants defined the local skyline, the land was a quiet intersection of trade and movement, its history etched into the stubborn character of those who reside in the hollows and along the ridges. The economy remains anchored by a persistent, blue-collar pulse, drawing from a tradition of labor that values the tangible over the ephemeral. Every morning, the local pace is set by the low hum of machinery and the slow, deliberate movement of traffic moving past the creek, a routine that feels less like the frantic bustle of a metropolis and more like a steady, rhythmic breath. Life in Buffalo remains bound to the seasons, a quiet, unadorned existence where the value of a day is measured by the work accomplished and the simple, grounding weight of the landscape that surrounds it.

About This Buffalo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Buffalo, West Virginia. Coordinates: 38.617586, -81.981804. 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 (25033), telephone area code (304), county seat of Putnam County (Winfield), and school district assignment (Putnam County 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.