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Welcome to Cottleville ...

The city of Cottleville is located in Saint Charles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cottleville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1843.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cottleville has a population of 5,602 people<2> (see below for details).

Cottleville is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Cottleville: 636

The ZIP code for Cottleville: 63338<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cottleville had an population of 5,602 people. This is an increase of 82.18% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 190.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cottleville had a population of 3,075 people. This makes Cottleville the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Cottleville represents 0.05% of the population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 184th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,075 people, the population of Cottleville increased 59.49% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,928 people).

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

Websites for Cottleville ...

Official Website: www.cityofcottleville.com/

Communities near Cottleville ...

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

  • O'Fallon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <5>
  • Saint Charles
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Florissant
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
  • Chesterfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wentzville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Wildwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • University City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • University City is located in Saint Louis City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
  • Ballwin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <5>
  • Kirkwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
  • Maryland Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 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 Cottleville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cottleville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cottleville ...

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

Adding Cottleville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cottleville post office opened in 1843.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cottleville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Charles, 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 Cottleville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cottleville - 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 city (such as Cottleville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cottleville 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.
<6>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/