Welcome to Saint Albans ...

The city of Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County<1>.

The location of Saint Albans has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Albans, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Albans: St. Albans

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saint Albans has a population of 9,920 people<3> (see below for details).

Saint Albans is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Saint Albans lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Saint Albans: (304) & (681)<5>

Websites for Saint Albans ...

Official Website: www.stalbanswv.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saint Albans had an population of 9,920 people. This is a decrease of 10.18% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10,126.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint Albans had a population of 11,044 people (or 5.72% of the total population of Kanawha County). This makes Saint Albans the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Saint Albans represents 0.6% of the total population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 12th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,044 people, the population of Saint Albans increased 11,285.57% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 97 people).

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

Communities Also Named Saint Albans ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Saint Albans - they are located in Maine, Minnesota, Missouri (2), New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah and Vermont.

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

Communities near Saint Albans ...

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

• Charleston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <6>
• South Charleston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
  • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <6>
• Hurricane
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Hurricane is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane <6>
• Milton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <6>
• Winfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <6>
• Eleanor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
  • Eleanor is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <6>
• Chesapeake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
  • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
• Marmet
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmet
  • Marmet is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmet <6>
• Buffalo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <6>
• Belle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
  • Belle is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <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 Saint Albans. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Albans.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Albans. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Saint Albans.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Albans ...

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

Adding Saint Albans to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saint Albans post office opened in 1872.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Saint Albans: www.stalbanswv.com/

The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/