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

• Firebomb thrown into Upstate church parking lot, report says WYFF · Apr 6
• Bills legend Jerry Butler inducted into South Carolina Football Hall of Fame Buffalo Bills · Mar 13
• Victim identified; man, 2 teens arrested in deadly Upstate shooting, officers say FOX Carolina News · Jul 20
• Dale Austin Roberts Obituary Jul 6, 2026 floydmortuary.com · Jul 6
• Reba G. Bogan Obituary Feb 5, 2026 holcombefuneralhomes.com · Feb 5

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

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

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Buffalo

• Midway BBQ — barbecue

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ 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

🗺️ Map of Buffalo

🏘️ Nearby Communities