PlainZIP

Buffalo, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Buffalo, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,234. 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-WV · Buffalo, WV 1 ZIPs · 2,234 pop · #8681/25278 · Putnam County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $81,761
  • RANK-UPPER #8681/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Eleanor
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 92% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,234
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $142,400

Nearest income peer: Eleanor, WV ( $3,183 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, WV sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 34%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,234
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$81,761
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 25033 (2,234 residents). Household income $81,761 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (91.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within West Virginia, Tallmansville is the closest lower-income city and Ranson 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

Buffalo's single ZIP 25033 carries the town

Buffalo is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 25033 is the entire residential footprint (2,234 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Buffalo's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 41 establishments, 2,540 employees , annual payroll $194,636k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 25033 (41 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (9) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Buffalo, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Putnam County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Buffalo. See the Putnam County roll-up →

Buffalo lands mid-pack among the 10 cities sharing Putnam County: Hurricane, Scott Depot and Winfield earn more and Poca, Eleanor and Fraziers Bottom earn less. Hometown marks the far end of that range at $28,876, 65% below Buffalo.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
25033 2,234 $81,761 41 35
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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, .