Welcome to Gray Summit ...

Gray Summit is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gray Summit, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.

Gray Summit is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Gray Summit: 636

The ZIP code for Gray Summit: 63039<3>

Communities near Gray Summit ...

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

Chesterfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,570 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chesterfield
- From Gray Summit to Chesterfield
Wildwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Saint Louis County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <4>
Ballwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <4>
Manchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Manchester is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,081 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Washington
- From Gray Summit to Washington
Dardenne Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dardenne Prairie is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardenne Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,397 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dardenne Prairie <4>
Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,094 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
Eureka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eureka
- From Gray Summit to Eureka
Ellisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,848 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <4>
Pacific
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pacific is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,097 people
- Former name for Pacific:
- Franklin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gray Summit ...

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

Adding Gray Summit to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gray Summit 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 Gray Summit was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gray Summit post office opened in 1859.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gray Summit.

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>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gray Summit - 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 Gray Summit). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Gray Summit 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>	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/