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Buffalo ZIP code, Iowa

The ZIP code for Buffalo, IA is 52728, and its area code is 563.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
3 more
Population
1,097
Area code
563
State
Iowa

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Buffalo itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Davenport (5.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Buffalo uses the ZIP code above. 3 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Buffalo in numbers

About 1,097 people live in Buffalo, in 481 households. The median household income is $69,728 a year, 7% below the Iowa median of $75,059 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $122,100 (41% below the Iowa median), and median gross rent is $804 a month. The median age is 42.0; 14.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (31.4% across Iowa); the average commute takes 29 minutes.

Population1,097Buffalo1,097
Households481Buffalo481
Median age42.0Buffalo42.0Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$69,728Buffalo$69,728Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$122,100Buffalo$122,100Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$804Buffalo$804Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.6%Buffalo14.6%Iowa31.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute29.1 minBuffalo29.1 minIowa19.8 minUS 26.4 min
Population density162 / sq miBuffalo162 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Buffalo city. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Buffalo

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Buffalo
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
52728 Buffalo , IA Standard 984 $69,239 $120,900

Other ZIP codes overlapping Buffalo

These ZIP codes cover part of Buffalo but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Buffalo
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
52726 Blue Grass , IA Standard 5,160 $104,250 $276,100
52802 Davenport , IA Standard 9,466 $54,380 $93,500
52804 Davenport , IA Standard 26,835 $65,849 $156,800

Map of Buffalo ZIP codes

The ZIP codes of Buffalo, IA, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Buffalo

The nearest larger towns are Blue Grass (1,972 people, 3.4 mi), Walcott (1,725 people, 8.7 mi) and Rock Island, IL (36,151 people, 9.5 mi).

Towns near Buffalo
TownPopulationDistance
Rock Island, IL 36,151 9.5 mi
Davenport 100,913 10.8 mi
Milan, IL 5,034 10.8 mi
Moline, IL 42,197 14.3 mi
Eldridge 6,818 15.7 mi
Muscatine 23,489 15.8 mi
Wilton 2,920 15.9 mi
Bettendorf 39,647 16.8 mi
Coal Valley, IL 4,229 17.1 mi
Aledo, IL 3,668 18.2 mi
Silvis, IL 7,955 18.7 mi
East Moline, IL 20,904 20.1 mi
Le Claire 4,735 22.3 mi
Colona, IL 5,139 22.6 mi

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