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Welcome to Saint Augustine ...

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

Saint Augustine was established in 1565.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Augustine: St. Augustine

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saint Augustine has a population of 15,448 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Saint Augustine is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Codes for Saint Augustine: 904 & 324<4>

The ZIP codes for Saint Augustine: 32084-32086, 32092, 32095<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saint Augustine had an population of 15,448 people. This is an increase of 19.06% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 33.26% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint Augustine had a population of 12,975 people (or 6.78% of the total population of Saint Johns County). This makes Saint Augustine the county's most populous community.

The population of Saint Augustine represents 0.07% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 138th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 12,975 people, the population of Saint Augustine increased 11.93% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 11,592 people).

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

Communities Also Named Saint Augustine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Saint Augustine - they are located in Illinois, Maryland, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Websites for Saint Augustine ...

Official Website: www.ci.st-augustine.fl.us/

Communities near Saint Augustine ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Augustine. Our list includes 26 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Saint Augustine.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Augustine ...

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

Adding Saint Augustine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Augustine 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 Augustine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Saint Augustine post office opened in 1821.

We also found Saint Augustine in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

The official website for Saint Augustine: www.ci.st-augustine.fl.us/

The official website for Saint Johns County: www.co.st-johns.fl.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Saint Johns, 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 Augustine.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Augustine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 904 code has been Overlayed with the 324 area code. New phone numbers in the Saint Augustine area will be assigned with one of these codes: 904 or 324. As a result, placing a call in the Saint Augustine area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 Augustine). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Saint Augustine or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Saint Augustine includes: 32084, 32085, 32092 & 32095.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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