Buffalo Junction, Virginia

Coordinates: 36°36′16″N 78°37′54″W / 36.60444°N 78.63167°W / 36.60444; -78.63167
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Buffalo Junction, Virginia
ZIP code
24529
Area code434
GNIS feature ID1496822[1]

Buffalo Junction is an

ZIP code 24529.[2][3]

The name of the location is derived from its history as a railroad junction. The Atlantic and Danville Railway used to pass through the community and a wye was located there that connected the mainline to Buffalo Springs, 3.89 miles away, via the Buffalo Springs Branch. The branch opened prior to 1890 and was closed by 1940.

References

  1. ^ "Buffalo Junction". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2012.