Buffalo

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Nebraska

Buffalo is a smaller county in Nebraska with 12 ZIP codes, 47,249 people, and above-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Buffalo, NE sits among US counties with an above-median household income, on a smaller county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

Top 30%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
47,249
combined ZIP population
12
USPS ZIP codes covered
$75,913
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Buffalo lands in the national county income distribution as above-median household income on smaller county footing (FIPS 31019, 12 ZIPs, combined population 47,249). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Above-median income on a compact ZIP cluster (12 codes). Population density still swings from downtown to farm-edge; the density column is the fastest filter before a side-by-side compare. County-level HUD and FBI inputs still key off FIPS 31019.

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12

Total ZIPs

47,249

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Buffalo

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ZIP Code City Population Density
68845 Kearney 19,523 68
68847 Kearney 16,504 68
68840 Gibbon 2,945 8
68869 Ravenna 2,202 4
68836 Elm Creek 1,688 4
68876 Shelton 1,545 7
68866 Pleasanton 850 3
68812 Amherst 785 3
68870 Riverdale 439 4
68849 Kearney 384 883
68858 Miller 266 2
68861 Odessa 118 124

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Buffalo?

Buffalo has a total population of 47,249 across 12 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Buffalo?

Buffalo includes 12 ZIP codes: 68845, 68847, 68840, 68869, 68836, 68876, 68866, 68812, 68870, 68849, and more.

Buffalo's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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