Welcome to Saint James City ...

Saint James City is located in Lee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint James City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

A typical abbreviation for Saint James City: St. James City

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Saint James City for more information about variations on the name of Saint James City.

Saint James City is near sea level<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Saint James City: (239)

The ZIP code for Saint James City: 33956<3>

Websites for Saint James City ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.iloveleecounty.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Saint James City, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Saint James City ...

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

• Cape Coral
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Coral
  • Cape Coral is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Coral <4>
• Fort Myers
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Myers
  • Fort Myers is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 91,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Myers <4>
• Estero
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estero
  • Estero is located in Lee County
  • Estero has also been known as:
  • Estero Village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estero <4>
• Sanibel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanibel
  • Sanibel is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanibel <4>
• Fort Myers Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Myers Beach
  • Fort Myers Beach is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Myers Beach <4>
• Punta Rassa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Punta Rassa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punta Rassa
  • Punta Rassa is located in Lee County
• Flamingo Bay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flamingo Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamingo Bay
  • Flamingo Bay is located in Lee County
• Shell Point Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point Village
  • Shell Point Village is located in Lee County
• Captiva
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captiva
  • Captiva is located in Lee County
• Iona
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iona have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
  • Iona is located in Lee 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 James City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint James City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint James City ...

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

Adding Saint James City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint James City 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 James City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Saint James City post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint James City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lee County: www.lee-county.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/