Welcome to Collegeville ...

Collegeville is located in Stearns County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Collegeville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Collegeville is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Collegeville is located in the (320) area code.

The ZIP code for Collegeville: 56321<3>

Communities Also Named Collegeville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Collegeville - they are located in Arkansas, California, Indiana and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Collegeville ...

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

• Saint Cloud
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
  • Saint Cloud is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Cloud <4>
• Sartell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartell
  • Sartell is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sartell <4>
• Sauk Rapids
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Rapids
  • Sauk Rapids is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauk Rapids <4>
• Waite Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Park
  • Waite Park is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waite Park <4>
• Saint Joseph
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Cold Spring
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Cold Spring is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring <4>
• Saint Augusta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
  • Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
• Albany
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Rockville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
• Avon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Collegeville ...

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

Adding Collegeville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Collegeville post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Collegeville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Stearns County: www.co.stearns.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/