Welcome to Collegeville ...
Collegeville is located in Stearns County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Collegeville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
Collegeville is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Collegeville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Collegeville: 320
The ZIP code for Collegeville: 56321<3>
Communities Also Named Collegeville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Collegeville - they are located in Arkansas, California, Indiana and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Collegeville.
Communities near Collegeville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Collegeville.
- Saint Cloud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sartell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartell
- Sartell is located in Stearns County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,079 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sartell <4>
- Sauk Rapids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waite Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Stearns County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring <4>
- Saint Augusta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Augusta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
- Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Saint Augusta
- From Collegeville to Saint Augusta
- Albany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rockville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rockville is located in Stearns County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 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 Collegeville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Collegeville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Collegeville. 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 Collegeville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Collegeville. See our Newspapers Page for Collegeville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Collegeville ...
Looking for more information about Collegeville? 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 Collegeville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Collegeville.
Adding Collegeville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Collegeville 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 Collegeville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Collegeville post office opened in 1879.
We also found Collegeville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Collegeville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Stearns, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Collegeville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 community (such as Collegeville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Collegeville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |