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Welcome to Charles City ...

Charles City is located in Charles City County<1> and is the County Seat for Charles City County.

Charles City was established in 1619.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Charles City for more information about variations on the name of Charles City.

Charles City is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Charles City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Charles City: 804 & 686<3>

The ZIP code for Charles City: 23030<4>

Communities Also Named Charles City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Charles City - it's located in Iowa.

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

Communities near Charles City ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Charles City ...

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

Adding Charles City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Charles City post office opened in 1801.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Charles City, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Charles City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Charles City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Charles City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 community (such as Charles City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Charles 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/