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Welcome to Saint Joe ...

The town of Saint Joe is located in DeKalb County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Joe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Joe: St. Joe

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saint Joe has a population of 471 people<2> (see below for details).

Saint Joe is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Saint Joe: 260

The ZIP code for Saint Joe: 46785<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saint Joe had an population of 471 people. This is an increase of 2.39% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.46% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint Joe had a population of 460 people. This makes Saint Joe the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 460 people, the population of Saint Joe decreased 3.77% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 478 people).

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

Communities Also Named Saint Joe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Saint Joe - they are located in Arkansas, Idaho (2), Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Saint Joe ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Joe ...

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

Adding Saint Joe to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Saint Joe post office opened in 1906.

We also found Saint Joe on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

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

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including DeKalb, 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 Joe.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Joe - 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 town (such as Saint Joe). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Saint Joe 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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