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Welcome to Saint Joseph ...

The city of Saint Joseph is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Joseph, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Joseph: St. Joseph

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saint Joseph has a population of 819 people<2> (see below for details).

Saint Joseph is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Saint Joseph: 931

The ZIP code for Saint Joseph: 38481<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saint Joseph had an population of 819 people. This is an increase of 4.73% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint Joseph had a population of 782 people. This makes Saint Joseph the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Saint Joseph represents 0.01% of the population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 252nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 782 people, the population of Saint Joseph decreased 5.67% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 829 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Saint Joseph.

Communities Also Named Saint Joseph ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Saint Joseph - they are located in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec (3), South Dakota, West Virginia and Wisconsin (3).

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

Communities near Saint Joseph ...

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

  • Florence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Florence is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,166 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
  • Lawrenceburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
  • New Prospect
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
  • Loretto
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
    • Former name for Rogersville:
    • Rodgersville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <5>
  • Corning ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Corning is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
  • Killen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Killen is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killen <5>
  • Collinwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Collinwood is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
  • Saint Florian
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 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 Saint Joseph. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Joseph.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Joseph ...

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

Adding Saint Joseph to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saint Joseph post office opened in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Joseph.

Footnotes ...

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