Buffalo Creek is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Buffalo Creek Post Office is 80425.[3]

Buffalo Creek, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Entering Buffalo Creek from the north
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Coordinates: 39°23′11″N 105°16′12″W
Country	United States
State	State of Colorado
County	Jefferson County
Established	About 1877[1]
Elevation [2]	6,762 ft (2,061 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	80425[3]

History

The town of Buffalo Creek was established about 1877 along the stream of the same name.[1] The Buffalo Creek Post Office opened on August 16, 1878. [4] The town has been destroyed by fire several times.[1] The Colorado Trail is approximately 5 miles from Buffalo Creek. It is open for hiking, biking and camping. The Pike National Forest runs through Buffalo Creek where the elevation is 6500 to 6700 ft.

Geography

Buffalo Creek is located at 39°23′11″N 105°16′12″W (39.386458,-105.269966). Only parts of the pine forest in and nearby have been caught ablaze, not the entire area.

See also

• Outline of Colorado
  • Index of Colorado-related articles
• State of Colorado
  • Colorado cities and towns
  • Colorado counties
    • Jefferson County, Colorado
      • Jefferson County R-1 School District
  • Colorado metropolitan areas
    • Front Range Urban Corridor
    • North Central Colorado Urban Area
    • Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area
    • Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

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External links

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