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Welcome to Saint Charles ...

The city of Saint Charles is located in Bear Lake County<1>.



Saint Charles was established in 1864.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Charles: St. Charles

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saint Charles has a population of 153 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Saint Charles is 5,970 feet [1,820 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Saint Charles is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Saint Charles lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Saint Charles: (208) & (986)<4>

The ZIP code for Saint Charles: 83272<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saint Charles had an population of 153 people. This is an increase of 16.79% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.92% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint Charles had a population of 131 people. This makes Saint Charles the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 131 people, the population of Saint Charles decreased 16.03% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 156 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Saint Charles.

Communities Also Named Saint Charles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Saint Charles - they are located in Arkansas (2), Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Quebec (3), South Carolina (2), South Dakota and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Charles.

Communities near Saint Charles ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saint Charles.

  • Montpelier
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Garden City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Paris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Bear Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <6>
  • Bloomington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pickelville ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickelville
    • Pickelville is located in Rich County (UT)
  • Fish Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Dingle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wardboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardboro
    • Wardboro is located in Bear Lake County
  • Bern
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Garden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
    • Garden is located in Rich County (UT)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Saint Charles. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Charles.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saint Charles. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Charles.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Charles. See our Newspapers Page for Saint Charles.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Charles ...

Looking for more information about Saint Charles? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Saint Charles, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Charles.

Adding Saint Charles to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Charles in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Saint Charles was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Saint Charles post office opened in 1867.

We also found Saint Charles in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Charles.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Charles. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bear Lake County: www.bearlakecounty.info/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Bear Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Saint Charles.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Charles - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (986) is an overlay for area code (208).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Saint Charles). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Saint Charles or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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