Town guide

Cottleville, Missouri

Cottleville is a city in St. Charles County, Missouri, home to about 5,937 people across 4.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 63304 and 63376.

Homes sold for a median of $188 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population5,9371,285 per sq mi
Median home value$435,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$188Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking46%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Cottleville

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Cottleville

Distances

Nearest major airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)14 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Louis, MO22 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL263 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Cottleville; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Cottleville

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Cottleville had 5,611 residents in the 2020 census, up 191% since 2000.

It’s the 130th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.

St. Charles County grew from 24,474 residents in 1900 to 405,262 in 2020.

Cottleville population by census2000: 1,928, 2010: 3,075, 2020: 5,6111,92820003,07520105,6112020

St. Charles County, 1900–2020

St. Charles County population, 1900 to 20201900: 24,474, 1910: 24,695, 1920: 22,828, 1930: 24,354, 1940: 25,562, 1950: 29,834, 1960: 52,970, 1970: 92,954, 1980: 144,107, 1990: 212,907, 2000: 283,883, 2010: 360,485, 2020: 405,26224K’00’1023K’20’3026K’40’5053K’60’70144K’80’90284K’00’10405K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 42.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 15 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near CottlevilleJan: high 39°F, low 21°F, 2.4 in; Feb: high 45°F, low 25°F, 2.4 in; Mar: high 56°F, low 33°F, 3.5 in; Apr: high 67°F, low 43°F, 4.7 in; May: high 76°F, low 54°F, 4.8 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 63°F, 4.3 in; Jul: high 88°F, low 68°F, 4.2 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 65°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 81°F, low 57°F, 3.1 in; Oct: high 69°F, low 45°F, 3.1 in; Nov: high 55°F, low 35°F, 3.5 in; Dec: high 44°F, low 27°F, 2.6 in39°21°Jan2.445°25°Feb2.456°33°Mar3.567°43°Apr4.776°54°May4.884°63°Jun4.388°68°Jul4.287°65°Aug3.881°57°Sep3.169°45°Oct3.155°35°Nov3.544°27°Dec2.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, St Peters 2 Se, MO weather station (2 miles away).

Jobs in St. Charles County

143,624 jobs at 8,946 businesses in St. Charles County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in St. Charles CountyRetail trade: 25,064 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 20,607 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 18,606 jobs; Manufacturing: 14,258 jobs; Finance and insurance: 12,543 jobs; Construction: 9,689 jobs; Other services: 7,174 jobs; Administrative and support: 7,141 jobsRetail trade 18% Hotels and restaurants 14% Health care and social assistance 13% Manufacturing 10% Finance and insurance 9% Construction 7% Other services 5% Administrative and support 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1,193 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cottleville’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Barnes-Jewish St. Peters HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Saint Peters3.8 miles
  • Progress West HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Ofallon4.7 miles
  • Ssm St. Joseph Health CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Saint Charles7.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors80
Specialist doctors152
Dentists104
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants181
Mental health providers289
Physical and occupational therapists247
Optometrists35
Chiropractors105
Pharmacies35

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Cottleville

Parks (7 nearby)

  • Veterans Tribute Park · 124 acres1.6 mi
  • Scott A Lewis Park · 66 acres0.8 mi
  • College Meadows Park · 54 acres1.4 mi
  • Cavalry Park · 28 acres1.1 mi
  • Legacy Park · 26 acres1.4 mi
  • Frankie Martin's Garden · 3 acres1.6 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Schnucks0.9 mi
  • Dierbergs1.0 mi
  • Walmart Neighborhood Market1.6 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy1.1 mi

Libraries

  • Kisker Road Library1.7 mi
  • St. Charles City-County Library District -- Spencer Road Branch2.6 mi
  • McClay Branch Library3.9 mi
  • Middendorf Kredell Branch Library4.3 mi

Museums

  • Saint Charles Heritage Museum3.9 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Colleges and universities

  • St. Charles Community College

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Cottleville

Public schools here are run by Francis Howell R-III, Fort Zumwalt School District, Mo Schls for the Sev Disabled. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (24)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Central Elem.St CharlesPre-K–5865Public0.7 mi
Early Child Family Educ. Ctr.St CharlesPre-K117Public0.6 mi
Early Child. Family Educ. CtrSt CharlesPre-K224Public4.0 mi
Early Childhood CenterSt. PetersPre-K307Public4.0 mi
BoonslickSt PetersK–1223Special Education3.4 mi
Castlio Elem.St CharlesK–5847Public2.1 mi
Fairmount Elem.St PetersK–5971Public1.6 mi
Hawthorn Elem.St PetersK–5458Public2.9 mi
Independence Elem.St CharlesK–5762Public3.8 mi
Mid Rivers Elem.St PetersK–5444Public2.7 mi
Progress South Elem.St PetersK–5642Public3.4 mi
Warren Elem.St PetersK–5729Public1.8 mi
Westwood Trail AcademySt Charles2–12—Public3.1 mi
Lewis Clark Elem.St Peters3–5426Public2.8 mi
Bryan MiddleSt Charles6–8827Public3.6 mi
Dr. Bernard J. Dubray MiddleSt Peters6–8869Public2.1 mi
Francis Howell MiddleSt Charles6–8799Public3.6 mi
Ft. Zumwalt South MiddleSt Peters6–8823Public3.6 mi
Hollenbeck MiddleSt Charles6–8769Public0.7 mi
Saeger MiddleSt Charles6–8750Public1.3 mi
Francis Howell Central HighSt Charles9–121,750Public1.2 mi
Francis Howell HighSt Charles9–121,843Public6.0 mi
Ft. Zumwalt East HighSt Peters9–121,171Public3.3 mi
Ft. Zumwalt South HighSt Peters9–121,212Public3.6 mi
Private schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
All Saints SchoolSaint PetersPre-K–8125Roman Catholic3.2 mi
Child of God Lutheran SchoolSaint PetersPre-K–8139Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod3.3 mi
Childrens Edu-Care Center Inc.Saint PetersPre-K–K6Nonsectarian1.5 mi
St Joseph SchoolSaint CharlesPre-K–8891Roman Catholic1.7 mi
Sts Joachim & Ann SchoolSaint CharlesPre-K–8155Roman Catholic1.4 mi
Zion Lutheran SchoolSaint CharlesPre-K–8364Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod2.1 mi
Lutheran High School of St Charles CountySaint Peters9–12460Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod3.3 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with St. Peters, O'Fallon, Weldon Spring and Weldon Spring Heights.

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