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Welcome to Saint Lucas ...

The city of Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Lucas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Lucas: St. Lucas

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saint Lucas has a population of 136 people<2> (see below for details).

Saint Lucas is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Saint Lucas: 563

The ZIP code for Saint Lucas: 52166<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saint Lucas had an population of 136 people. This is a decrease of 4.9% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 23.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint Lucas had a population of 143 people. This makes Saint Lucas the county's 12th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 143 people, the population of Saint Lucas decreased 19.66% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 178 people).

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

Communities near Saint Lucas ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Lucas ...

Looking for more information about Saint Lucas? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Saint Lucas, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Lucas.

Adding Saint Lucas to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Saint Lucas post office opened in 1882.

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

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

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Fayette, 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 Lucas.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Lucas - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Lucas). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Saint Lucas or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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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