PlainZIP

Buffalo, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Buffalo, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 23,255. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BUFFALO-MN · Buffalo, MN 1 ZIPs · 23,255 pop · #5818/25278 · Wright County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $92,455
  • RANK-UPPER #5818/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Maple Lake
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-TOWN 23,255
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $345,300

Nearest income peer: Maple Lake, MN ( $416 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Buffalo

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Buffalo on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Buffalo, MN sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 23%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
23,255
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$92,455
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $92,455 and home value $345,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 31.3%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Buffalo as a pure owner town.

Within Minnesota, Zumbrota is the closest lower-income city and Beltrami the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Buffalo.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 55313, is all of Buffalo

There is no split to weigh here: 55313 holds every one of Buffalo's 23,255 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Buffalo's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 723 establishments, 8,123 employees , annual payroll $378,880k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 55313 (723 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (137) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Buffalo, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Wright County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Buffalo. See the Wright County roll-up →

Buffalo sits in the lower half of Wright County on income: Saint Michael, Albertville and Delano report more, Annandale and Cokato report less. Hanover marks the far end of that range at $157,071, 70% above Buffalo.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
55313 23,255 $92,455 723 83
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Buffalo roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Buffalo, .