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Welcome to Buffalo Creek ...

Buffalo Creek is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buffalo Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for Buffalo Creek: Buffalo Crk. (or less commonly used: Buffalo Ck. or Buffalo Cr.)

Buffalo Creek is 6,760 feet [2,060 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Buffalo Creek is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Buffalo Creek lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Buffalo Creek: 303, 720 & 983<3>

The ZIP code for Buffalo Creek: 80425<4>

Communities Also Named Buffalo Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Buffalo Creek - they are located in British Columbia, Kansas (2), Kentucky, New York and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buffalo Creek.

Communities near Buffalo Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Buffalo Creek.

  • Columbine Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Columbine Valley is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbine Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,508 people
  • Morrison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Dome Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dome Rock is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome Rock
  • Indian Springs Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Twin Cedars ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Twin Cedars is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Cedars
  • Crossons
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Crossons is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossons
  • Conifer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Aspen Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Aspen Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Park
  • Bailey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Roxborough Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Roxborough Park is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough Park

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Buffalo Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buffalo Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Buffalo Creek. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buffalo Creek.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Buffalo Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Buffalo Creek.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buffalo Creek ...

Looking for more information about Buffalo Creek? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Buffalo Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Buffalo Creek.

Adding Buffalo Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buffalo Creek in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Buffalo Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Buffalo Creek post office opened in 1878. The Buffalo Creek post office closed in 1963.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buffalo Creek.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buffalo Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 303 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 720 or 983. New phone numbers in the Buffalo Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303, 720 or 983. As a result, placing a call in the Buffalo Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Buffalo Creek). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Buffalo Creek or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/