Welcome to Affton ...

Affton is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

The location of Affton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Affton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Affton is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Affton lies within the (314) area code.

The ZIP code for Affton: 63123<4>

Communities near Affton ...

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

• Saint Louis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <5>
• Saint Charles
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <5>
• Florissant
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
  • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
• Chesterfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <5>
• Belleville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Belleville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <5>
• Wildwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Wildwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <5>
• University City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
  • University City is located in Saint Louis City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
• Ballwin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
  • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <5>
• Granite City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
  • Granite City is located in Madison County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite City <5>
• Kirkwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
  • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Affton ...

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

Adding Affton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Affton 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 Affton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Affton post office opened in 1876.

We also found Affton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Affton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/