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Welcome to Crystal City ...

The city of Crystal City is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crystal City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Crystal City has a population of 4,704 people<2> (see below for details).

Crystal City is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Crystal City: 636

The ZIP code for Crystal City: 63019<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Crystal City had an population of 4,704 people. This is a decrease of 3.11% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Crystal City had a population of 4,855 people. This makes Crystal City the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Crystal City represents 0.08% of the total population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 131st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,855 people, the population of Crystal City increased 14.32% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,247 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Crystal City.

Communities Also Named Crystal City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Crystal City - they are located in Manitoba, Michigan, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Crystal City ...

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

  • Arnold
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Arnold is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <5>
  • Columbia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Columbia is located in Monroe County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
  • Waterloo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Waterloo is located in Monroe County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,536 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <5>
  • De Soto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pevely
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pevely is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pevely
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,001 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pevely <5>
  • Hillsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Byrnes Mill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Valmeyer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Olympian Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Bloomsdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crystal City. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Crystal City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crystal City ...

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

Adding Crystal City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crystal City post office opened in 1872.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crystal City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Jefferson, 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 Crystal City.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crystal City - 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 Crystal City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Crystal City 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/