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Welcome to Berger ...

The city of Berger is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Berger, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Berger has a population of 220 people<2> (see below for details).

Berger is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Berger: 573 & 235<4>

The ZIP code for Berger: 63014<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Berger had an population of 220 people. This is a decrease of 0.45% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Berger had a population of 221 people. This makes Berger the county's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 221 people, the population of Berger increased 7.28% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 206 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Berger.

Communities Also Named Berger ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Berger - they are located in Arkansas, Idaho, Illinois, Ohio and Texas.

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

Communities near Berger ...

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

  • Washington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Warrenton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hermann
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • New Haven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gerald
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Marthasville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Truesdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Truesdale is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
  • New Florence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jonesburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Innsbrook
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Innsbrook is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
    • Innsbrook has also been known as:
    • Innsbrook village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berger ...

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

Adding Berger to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Berger post office opened in 1856.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berger.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Franklin, 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 Berger.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Berger - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Berger area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Berger area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 city (such as Berger). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Berger or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/