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Welcome to Saint Charles ...

Saint Charles is located in Lafourche Parish<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Charles: St. Charles

Saint Charles is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Saint Charles: 985

Communities Also Named Saint Charles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Saint Charles: This one is located in Lafourche Parish and the other is located in Saint Charles Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 28 communities that are also named Saint Charles - they are located in Arkansas (2), Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Quebec (3), South Carolina (2), South Dakota and Virginia.

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

Communities near Saint Charles ...

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

  • Houma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <3>
  • Thibodaux
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lutcher
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lutcher is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutcher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutcher <3>
  • Lockport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Acadia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Acadia is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia
  • Gray
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Godchaux
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
  • Magnolia Plantation
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
  • Minerva Plantation
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
  • Schriever
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Charles ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Lafourche, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Charles - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.