Welcome to Phelps ...

Phelps is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

The location of Phelps has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Phelps is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Phelps is located in the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Phelps ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Phelps: This one is located in Saint Clair County and the other is located in Warren County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 16 communities that are also named Phelps - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New York, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Phelps ...

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

• Saint Louis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <4>
• Belleville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Belleville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <4>
• University City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
  • University City is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
• Ballwin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
  • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <4>
• O'Fallon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
  • O'Fallon is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <4>
• Granite City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
  • Granite City is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite City <4>
• Kirkwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
  • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
• East Saint Louis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saint Louis
  • East Saint Louis is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Saint Louis <4>
• Collinsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Collinsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <4>
• Webster Groves
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
  • Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Phelps ...

Looking for more information about Phelps? 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 Phelps, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Phelps.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.co.st-clair.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov