THE SOUTH BUFFALO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Pittsburgh Low Plateau setting.
South Buffalo township has 27.3 square miles of land in Armstrong County. Its Census reference point is in Pittsburgh Low Plateau, within Western Allegheny Plateau.
Rounded wooded hills and intervening valleys form an unglaciated plateau landscape. Valley floors contain much of the region's open land, contrasting with its more forested slopes.
Regional context: Western Allegheny Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
South Buffalo and Armstrong County
South Buffalo is associated with Armstrong County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
South Buffalo by land and water
The Census records 0.86 square miles of water within South Buffalo, or 3.1% of its total area. It is 1.5 percentage points higher than the 1.6% recorded for Armstrong County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, South Buffalo township has 20.2 times the land area of nearby Schenley CDP (1.35 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

