BuffingtonPA
A town of 123.
Is Buffington a good place to live?
Buffington has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
123 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Buffington: who provides what
Buffington is unincorporated, so Fayette County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Buffington.
Buffington has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Buffington rose by 56, to 69. Most people who work leave Buffington to do it: just 1% work in town. The top destinations are North Union Township (8%), Uniontown (7%) and Morgantown (6%). Half of commuters travel less than 21 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Buffington’s year
Buffington’s typical July afternoon high stands at 84°F, against 85°F in Pennsylvania’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Buffington is
Buffington: 14% of adults have diabetes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 12%. In Buffington, 22% of adults smoke cigarettes. Among adults here, 17% report frequent physical distress and 25% say their health is fair or poor.
| Buffington | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Buffington | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.6% | 7.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 8.1% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 21.7% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Buffington faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 57% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Buffington break down as 86% from inland flooding and 6% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fallingwater and 64 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Buffington. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
32 mi Theme parkKennywood
37 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
37 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
20 mi Stadium & arenaMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar StadiumPhoto credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
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Everything we know about Buffington
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Buffington
About 0 of every 100 Buffington residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
99% of working residents leave Buffington for work
Where Buffington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Buffington
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Buffington is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Menallen Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community was part of the New Salem-Buffington CDP, before it was split into two separate CDPs for the 2010 census. The population was 292 as of the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,000 ft
Questions about Buffington
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Buffington, PA a good place to live?
Buffington has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.