Welcome to Saint Joseph ...

The city of Saint Joseph is located in Berrien County<1> and is the County Seat for Berrien County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Joseph, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Joseph: St. Joseph

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saint Joseph has a population of 8,316 people<2> (see below for details).

Saint Joseph is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Saint Joseph (for example, toward Kingsford Heights (IN)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Saint Joseph is within the boundaries of the (269) area code.

The ZIP code for Saint Joseph: 49085<4>

Websites for Saint Joseph ...

Official Website: www.sjcity.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saint Joseph had an population of 8,316 people. This is a decrease of 0.59% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint Joseph had a population of 8,365 people (or 5.33% of the total population of Berrien County). This makes Saint Joseph the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Saint Joseph represents 0.08% of the total population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 109th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,365 people, the population of Saint Joseph decreased 4.82% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,789 people).

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

Communities Also Named Saint Joseph ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Saint Joseph - they are located in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec (3), South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin (3).

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

Communities near Saint Joseph ...

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

• Buchanan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Buchanan is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <5>
• Hartford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <5>
• Bridgman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgman
  • Bridgman is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgman <5>
• Berrien Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berrien Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrien Springs
  • Berrien Springs is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berrien Springs <5>
• Watervliet
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
  • Watervliet is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <5>
• Coloma
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coloma have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
  • Coloma is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coloma <5>
• Baroda
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baroda have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baroda
  • Baroda is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baroda <5>
• Eau Claire
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eau Claire have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
  • Eau Claire is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eau Claire <5>
• Galien
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
  • Galien is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
• Benton Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Heights
  • Benton Heights is located in Berrien 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 Joseph. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Joseph.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Joseph. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Saint Joseph.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Joseph ...

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

Adding Saint Joseph to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Joseph 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 Joseph was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Saint Joseph in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Saint Joseph post office opened in 1832.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Saint Joseph: www.sjcity.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/