Welcome to Festus ...

The city of Festus is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Festus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Festus has a population of 12,048 people<2> (see below for details).

Festus is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Festus lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Festus lies within the (636) area code.

The ZIP code for Festus: 63028<4>

Websites for Festus ...

Official Website:   www.cityoffestus.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.twincity.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Festus had an population of 12,048 people. This is an increase of 3.84% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24.72% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Festus had a population of 11,602 people (which is 5.3% of the total population of Jefferson County). This makes Festus the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Festus represents 0.19% of the total population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 63rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,602 people, the population of Festus increased 20.1% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,660 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Festus.

Communities Also Named Festus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Festus - they are located in Florida and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Festus ...

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

• Arnold
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <6>
• Columbia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Monroe County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <6>
• Waterloo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Monroe County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <6>
• De Soto
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <6>
• Hillsboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,355 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <6>
• Byrnes Mill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrnes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrnes Mill
  • Byrnes Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byrnes Mill <6>
• Valmeyer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmeyer
  • Valmeyer is located in Monroe County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valmeyer <6>
• Olympian Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olympian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
  • Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
• Bloomsdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdale
  • Bloomsdale is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsdale <6>
• Prairie du Rocher
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie du Rocher have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
  • Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Prairie du Rocher has also been known as:
  • Prairie du Rocher village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie du Rocher <6>

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 Festus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Festus.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Festus. 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 Festus.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Festus. Our list includes 13 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Festus.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Festus ...

Looking for more information about Festus? 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 Festus, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Festus.

Adding Festus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Festus 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 Festus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Festus post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Festus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Festus: www.cityoffestus.org/

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcomo.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/