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Welcome to Buffalo Mills ...

Buffalo Mills is located in Bedford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buffalo Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.

A typical abbreviation for Buffalo Mills: Buffalo Mls. (or less commonly used: Buffalo Mlls.)

Buffalo Mills is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Buffalo Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Buffalo Mills: 814 & 582<3>

The ZIP code for Buffalo Mills: 15534<4>

Communities Also Named Buffalo Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Buffalo Mills: This one is located in Bedford County and the other is located in Armstrong County.

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

Websites for Buffalo Mills ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bedfordcountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Buffalo Mills, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Buffalo Mills ...

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

  • Bedford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Berlin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Everett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Boswell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Central City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hyndman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Lake is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
  • Stoystown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Schellsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Manns Choice
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buffalo Mills ...

Looking for more information about Buffalo Mills? 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 Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Buffalo Mills.

Adding Buffalo Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buffalo Mills 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 Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Buffalo Mills post office opened in 1860.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bedford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buffalo Mills - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Buffalo Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Buffalo Mills 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 Mills). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Buffalo Mills 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/