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Welcome to Saint Charles ...

The village of Saint Charles is located in Saginaw County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Charles, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Charles: St. Charles

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saint Charles has a population of 1,895 people<2> (see below for details).

Saint Charles is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Saint Charles: 989

The ZIP code for Saint Charles: 48655<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saint Charles had an population of 1,895 people. This is a decrease of 7.74% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.45% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint Charles had a population of 2,054 people. This makes Saint Charles the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Saint Charles represents 0.02% of the population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 247th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,054 people, the population of Saint Charles decreased 7.27% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,215 people).

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

Communities Also Named Saint Charles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Saint Charles - they are located in Arkansas (2), Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, 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.

  • Saginaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Saginaw is located in Saginaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,823 people
    • Former names for Saginaw:
    • East Saginaw
    • Saginaw City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saginaw <5>
  • Chesaning
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Montrose
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Zilwaukee city
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Zilwaukee city is located in Saginaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zilwaukee city
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
  • Birch Run
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Breckenridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Elsie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Merrill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Lothrop
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Saint Charles, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Charles.

Adding Saint Charles to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Charles 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 (so far) for Saint Charles was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

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

Footnotes ...

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