Wisconsin · Census place 5511062

Buffalo City, Wisconsin

Buffalo City is a city in Buffalo County, Wisconsin with an estimated 1,023 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 370th largest of 370 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
1,023
#370 of 370 in Wisconsin
Change since 2020
+0.9%
+9 people
Land area
1.9 sq mi
+ 3.00 sq mi water
Density
541 / sq mi
State median 1,583
Orange pin: Buffalo City. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Madison.

Buffalo City population, 2020 to 2024

Buffalo City added 9 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.9%. In the latest year it moved by +0.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,014. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Buffalo City covers 1.89 square miles of land and 3.00 of water, for 541 people per square mile of land. The median Wisconsin place of 5,000+ has 1,583, so Buffalo City is less dense than the typical town.

What county Buffalo City is in

All of Buffalo City's residents live in Buffalo County, which had 13,464 residents in 2024. Buffalo City holds 7.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Buffalo City

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Buffalo City by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 54622. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Buffalo City is

The Census internal point of Buffalo City is at 44.223200, -91.865900. Madison, the capital, is 147.3 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Goodview, MN (4,088 people), 13.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Rochester, MN, 33.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
44.223200, -91.865900
DMS
44°13'23.52"N 91°51'57.24"W
UTM
15N 590584.1E 4897289.0N
Geohash
9zyetd96c
Plus code
86PC64FM+7J

Daylight in Buffalo City

At 44.22° N, Buffalo City gets about 15 h 31 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 52 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 39 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Buffalo City

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Wisconsin, measured between internal points. The closest is Arcadia, 18.6 miles away, with 3,821 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Buffalo City, WI?

1,023 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 9 (0.9%) from 1,014 in July 2020.

What county is Buffalo City in?

Buffalo County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Buffalo City?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 54622.

How far is Buffalo City from Madison?

147.3 miles (237.0 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from Buffalo City.

What is the nearest larger city to Buffalo City?

Goodview, MN, with 4,088 residents, 13.0 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.