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Buffalo
A town of 346 people in South Dakota
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Outdoors in Buffalo
Parks & trails →Conserved land0%none recorded
Trails0.0 mi0 mi per sq mi
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About Buffalo
Town in South Dakota, United States1909Established
346Population
0.5 sq miArea
2,881 ftElevation
Buffalo is a town in, and the county seat of, Harding County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 346 at the 2020 census.
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Town numbers
ZIP code57720
Area code605
Living in Buffalo
Housing in Buffalo
$199K▲ 10.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow
The typical Buffalo home is worth about $199,000, up 10.4% in a year, 38% below the South Dakota typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health in Buffalo
Compared with South Dakota
1worse than SD
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 25 are too close to call.
BetterToo close to callWorse
What stands out
Care nearby
Southwest Healthcare ServicesBowman · 41.8 mi · ER · rural critical access
Horizon Health - BisonBison · 52.3 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Buffalo · CMS · HRSAHealth in Buffalo →
Where Buffalo is
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Location map
South Dakota · SDTown boundary on OpenStreetMap →
How things work in Buffalo
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