Saint Louis, Missouri

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Typical abbreviation for Saint Louis: St. Louis

The city of Saint Louis is 140 feet [42.67 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Communities that are also named Saint Louis can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Saint Louis had a population of 348,189 people^<3> (or 100.37% of the total population of Saint Louis City). The population of Saint Louis represented 6.22% of the total of Missouri, making it the state's 2nd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Saint Louis had a population of 354,361 people. This is an increase of 1.77% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Saint Louis.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alton (IL)	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	29,393	3.62% decrease
	Belleville (IL)	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	41,097	0.76% decrease
	Collinsville (IL)	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	25,960	5.07% increase
	Granite City (IL)	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	30,703	1.91% decrease
	Ballwin	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	30,033	4% decrease
	Florissant	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	50,561	0.13% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Saint Louis.

Websites for Saint Louis

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The Commemorative Quarter for Missouri<5>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Saint Louis. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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