Buffalo, South Carolina

About Buffalo

Set in the northern part of South Carolina, Buffalo is a small unincorporated community.

Buffalo holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.02 square miles.

📰 Buffalo News Today

• 4 kids uninjured after tree falls, damages Buffalo residence, officials say FOX Carolina News · Aug 6
• Firebomb thrown into Upstate church parking lot, report says WYFF · Apr 6
• South Carolina mass shooting victim shares her perspective with Buffalo WGRZ · Sep 16
• Obituary for Illustrious William Ryan Peake Community Mortuary, Inc. · May 19
• Dale Austin Roberts Obituary Jul 6, 2026 The J.F. Floyd Mortuary · Jul 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest South Carolina headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Buffalo Unique

• One of 16 places in the US named Buffalo — but the South Carolina one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern South Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Buffalo

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Buffalo

• Midway BBQ — barbecue

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Buffalo

• Buffalo Community Park reviews ★
• Buffalo Mill Historic District reviews ★
• Calhoun Experimental Forest reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Buffalo

• Buffalo Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Buffalo

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