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Welcome to Buffalo Heights ...

Buffalo Heights is located in Scott County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Buffalo Heights: Buffalo Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Buffalo Heights is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Buffalo Heights lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Buffalo Heights: 563

Communities Also Named Buffalo Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Buffalo Heights - they are located in Florida and Ontario.

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

Communities near Buffalo Heights ...

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

  • Davenport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Moline
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,065 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <3>
  • Rock Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bettendorf
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Muscatine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • East Moline
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • East Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
  • Silvis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Silvis is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,473 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silvis <3>
  • Eldridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Colona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Colona is located in Henry County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colona <3>
  • Milan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Milan is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,945 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <3>

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 Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buffalo Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Buffalo Heights. 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 Heights.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buffalo Heights ...

Looking for more information about Buffalo Heights? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Buffalo Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Buffalo Heights.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buffalo Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.