RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Utah >> Washington County >> Saint GeorgeIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Utah


The Commemorative Quarter for Utah







Welcome to Saint George ...

The city of Saint George is located in Washington County<1> (at the time of its founding, Saint George was located in Utah Territory) and is the County Seat for Washington County.



Saint George was established in 1861 and was incorporated in 1862.

A typical abbreviation for Saint George: St. George

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saint George has a population of 89,734 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Saint George is 2,530 feet [771 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Saint George is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Saint George (for example, toward Colorado City (AZ)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Saint George lies within the (435) area code.

The ZIP codes for Saint George: 84770, 84771, 84790, 84791<4>

Websites for Saint George ...

Official Website: www.sgcity.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saint George had an population of 89,734 people. This is an increase of 23.1% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 80.69% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint George had a population of 72,897 people (or 52.78% of the total population of Washington County). This makes Saint George the county's most populous community.

The population of Saint George represents 2.64% of the population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 72,897 people, the population of Saint George increased 46.78% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 49,663 people).

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

Communities Also Named Saint George ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Saint George - they are located in Alaska, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Manitoba, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Brunswick, New York, North Dakota, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Saint George ...

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

  • Hurricane
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Ivins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivins
    • Ivins is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivins <5>
  • La Verkin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Toquerville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Leeds
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
    • Leeds is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <5>
  • Price City ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Price City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price City
    • Price City is located in Washington County
    • Price City has also been known as:
    • Price
  • Santa Clara
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington Fields
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Washington Fields. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Fields
    • Washington Fields is located in Washington County
  • Washington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Atkinville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinville
    • Atkinville is located in Washington County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint George. Our list includes 19 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Saint George.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint George ...

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

Adding Saint George to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saint George post office opened in 1861.

We also found Saint George in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

The official website for Saint George: www.sgcity.org/

The official website for Washington County: www.washco.state.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Washington, 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 George.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint George - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 George). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Saint George or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 10 Mar 2024