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About Buffalo

City in New York, United States

1832Established

278,349Population

52.5 sq miArea

600 ftElevation

Buffalo is a city in the U.S. state of New York. It lies in Western New York on the eastern shore of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River on the Canada–United States border. It is the second-most populous city in New York, with a population of 278,349 at the 2020 census. The Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area, with over 1.16 million residents, is the 2nd-largest metropolitan area in New York State behind only the New York City metropolitan area, and the 51st-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Buffalo is the county seat of Erie County. Before the 17th century, the region was inhabited by nomadic Paleo-Indians who were succeeded by the Neutral, Erie, and Iroquois n…

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How Buffalo ranks

#1Lowest property tax in NY #98Fastest growing in NY #139Shortest commute in NY All NY rankings →

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ZIP code14201, 14202, 14203

Area code716

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DistrictBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools92

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–8 · 933 students SOUTH BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–8 · 912 students REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–8 · 805 students SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–8 · 772 students WEST HERTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–8 · 771 students PS 81Elementary · Grades PK–8 · 739 students

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ECheektowaga NEEggertsville SEWest Seneca SEWest Seneca NEAmherst ECheektowaga SLackawanna NTonawanda NTonawanda Town ESloan

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