St. Charles Kentucky Map

About St. Charles, Kentucky

St. Charles is a locality in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 273. The population density is 106.1 people per km². St. Charles is located at 37.1866°N, 87.5555°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. St. Charles is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 42453, 42442.

St. Charles occupies a quiet basin where the low, persistent murmur of Caney Creek defines the local topography. It lies 10.3 miles south-southwest of Madisonville, KY (from Madisonville, KY: bearing 198°T), and is situated 18.8 miles east-northeast of Princeton. This waterway carves a path through the landscape, drawing a silver line past the gentle rise of Cat Hill, which looms as the singular, modest elevation against the horizon. The air here holds a heavy, damp quality, particularly in the quiet hours of morning when the mist clings to the fields like a shroud. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain stretches out in a series of undulations that eventually taper toward the distant, wooded reaches of Pennyrile State Forest. Within the local Saint Charles City Park, the grass grows thick and resilient, offering a steady, green anchor for the surrounding open space that feels as though it has been shaped by the slow, deliberate work of water and wind over many generations.

St. Charles carries the deep, resonant echoes of a coal-camp memory, its foundations built upon the labor that once defined the regional economy. While the industrial fervor of the past has softened into a more tempered existence, the influence of those early extraction days remains etched into the local character, visible in the weathered architecture and the unpretentious nature of its residents. The nearby Beech Hollow serves as a reminder of the rugged, subterranean wealth that once drew people to this corner of the state, though today the pace of life favors the slow cycles of the seasons rather than the frantic output of the mines. Residents often look toward the broader horizon, perhaps considering the waters of Lake Beshear, yet they remain tethered to the familiar rhythms of their own streets. Here, the economy persists in a quiet, steady state, defined by a modest independence that honors the legacy of its founders while looking toward a future that moves with the deliberate, measured cadence of the land itself.

About This St. Charles Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of St. Charles, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.1866, -87.555476. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for St. Charles includes the ZIP code (42453, 42442), telephone area code (270), county seat of Hopkins County (Madisonville), and school district assignment (Hopkins County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.