Local servicesHospitalJohnson County Healthcare Center6.3 miPost officeBuffalo Post Office6.1 miTown hallBuffalo City Hall6.2 miPoliceJohnson County Sheriff's Office6.1 miFire stationBuffalo Volunteer Fire Department6.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSheridan College in Johnson County6.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSheridan County Airport SHR37 miInterstateI-252.5 miUS highwayUS 872.5 miCoachBuffaloJefferson Lines7.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 82834 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 82834 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 31 min5:23 am – 8:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 52 min7:39 am – 4:30 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,699 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.43,489 householdsMedian household income $63,128Median home value $297,000Median rent $1,080 a month78% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,646 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 3,566 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, professional and business services 12%, farming, forestry and mining 12%Average commute 16 minutes74% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 6% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages32% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 2%, German or Dutch 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 53°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 11°F14 in of rain a year, on about 36 dayswettest month May43 in of snow a year, on about 27 days19 days above 90°F, 184 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Buffalo station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksRidge Place Number 2 Reservoirreservoir · 2.5 miMuffie Reservoirreservoir · 3.7 miSheridan College in Johnson Countycollege · 6.2 miSisters Hillpeak · 5.0 miMosier Gulch - Clear Creek Trail Headtrailhead · 6.2 miMosier Gulch Trail Headtrailhead · 6.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBuffalo Ball Parkrecreation area · 5.8 miCity Parkpark · 5.9 miBud Love Wildlife Habitat Management Areastate conservation land · 10.6 mi · 7,911 acresBighorn National Forestnational forest · 13.6 mi · 1,105,121 acresFort Phil Kearnystate park · 18.5 mi · 697 acresWagon Boxstate park · 22.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 29 May 198438 mi away, near Gillette, WyomingMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 3 Sep 202326 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowJohnson County, WY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather Relatively ModerateWildfire Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025337 of 363 days measured26 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Johnson County monitors, WY
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Buffaloserves 4,419 people from surface water6 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2024: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,415 ft1,650 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
