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The Buffalo City handbook

Living in Buffalo City, AR: what to set up and who to call

Buffalo City has no town government of its own, so Baxter County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Mountain Home School District. Baxter Health, 12.3 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Buffalo City has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Baxter County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Buffalo City’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Buffalo City, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerEntergy Arkansasinvestor-owned utility · 13.4¢/kWhMore →Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Buffalo City’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolMountain Home School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteIn personRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code72653Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Buffalo City.

Electricity

Power comes from Entergy Arkansas

Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Buffalo City. Its homes paid an average of 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $145 a month (its average across Arkansas).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

1 home internet providers serve Buffalo City

100% of 25 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
NEXT, Powered by NAECFiber100%1,000/1,000

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Buffalo City’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Buffalo City.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileBuffalo City has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Buffalo City kids go to
PK–KMountain Home Kindergartenin Mountain Home
3–5Hackler Intermediate Schoolin Mountain Home
6–7Pinkston Middle Schoolin Mountain Home

Buffalo City is in Mountain Home School District.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Buffalo City is unincorporated, so Baxter County is the local government.

Local governmentBaxter CountyBuffalo City is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereBaxter County ClerkElections here are run by Baxter County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2015, so we don’t show its contacts: check voterview.ar-nova.org.FVAP, Oct 2015
Register to voteIn personArkansas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterview.ar-nova.orgThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Buffalo City is in ZIP code 72653

ZIP codes where Buffalo City residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Buffalo CityZIP’s residents in Buffalo City
72653Mountain Home, AR100%0%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomBaxter Health12.3 miles awayGet a library cardBaxter County Library300 Library Hill · (870) 580-0987

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Buffalo City

Who provides electricity in Buffalo City?

Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Buffalo City?

NEXT, Powered by NAEC (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Buffalo City?

72653. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Buffalo City in?

Mountain Home School District.

How do I register to vote in Buffalo City?

Arkansas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Baxter County Clerk. Check your registration at voterview.ar-nova.org.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.