Print |
E-mail to a friend
COMMUNITIES
HIGHLIGHTS: Buffalo, W.Va.
Population (according to the 2004 Census estimates): 1,198.
Area in square miles: 1.41.
Boundaries: Custer Ridge to Buffalo Sewer.
ZIP code: 25033.
Police: Putnam County Sheriff's Department, nonemergency (304) 586-0215, (304) 586-0256.
Ambulance service: Putnam County Emergency Medical Services, 911.
Emergency Services' number: 911.
Fire department: Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department; nonemergency (304) 937-3225.
Trash collection: Private service, E&L Refuse, (304) 586-2829.
Recycling: None.
School district: Putnam County Schools, (304) 586-0500.
Annual community events: Civil War Days in May; July 4 Celebration; OctoberFest.
Mayor's office: (304) 937-2041.
City Hall: P.O. Box 307, Buffalo, WV 25033, (304) 937-2041.
City Hall hours: 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
City Council meetings: First Monday of each month at 7 p.m.
City budget: $144,000.
Median age: 38.7.
Average commute: 31.6 minutes.
Percent 17 years and younger: 22.
Percent 65 and older: 14.6.
Median household income: $28,481.
Per capita income: $14,005.
Percent people in poverty: 17.6 percent.
Racial breakdown by percentage: 97.2 white, 0.1 black, 0.2 Native American, 0.2 Asian, 2.4 multiracial, 0.9 Hispanic or Latino.
Households: 80.4 percent owner occupied.
Median home value: $68,600.
