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Welcome to Saint Peter ...

The village of Saint Peter is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Peter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Peter: St. Peter

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saint Peter has a population of 339 people<2> (see below for details).

Saint Peter is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Saint Peter: 618 & 730<4>

The ZIP code for Saint Peter: 62880<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saint Peter had an population of 339 people. This is a decrease of 5.57% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.18% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint Peter had a population of 359 people. This makes Saint Peter the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 359 people, the population of Saint Peter decreased 6.99% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 386 people).

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

Communities Also Named Saint Peter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Saint Peter - they are located in Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Saint Peter ...

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

  • Salem
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Vandalia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandalia have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
    • Vandalia is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,662 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandalia <6>
  • Altamont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
    • Altamont is located in Effingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <6>
  • Saint Elmo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
    • Saint Elmo is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Elmo <6>
  • Louisville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
    • Louisville is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <6>
  • Kinmundy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Brownstown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstown have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
    • Brownstown is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownstown <6>
  • Watson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Watson is located in Effingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <6>
  • Patoka
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Farina
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farina
    • Farina is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farina <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Peter ...

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

Adding Saint Peter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Peter 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 Peter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

X2X - From that list, the Saint Peter post office opened in 1894.

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' 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 Peter.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Peter - 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Saint Peter area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Saint Peter 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 village (such as Saint Peter). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Saint Peter or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<9>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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