Herculaneum, Missouri
Herculaneum, Missouri | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Herky | |
Location of Herculaneum, Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 38°15′49″N 90°23′41″W / 38.26361°N 90.39472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Jefferson |
| Incorporated | July 27, 1819 (April 1972) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor and Board of Aldermen |
| • City Administrator | Jim Kasten |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.19 sq mi (10.84 km2) |
| • Land | 4.16 sq mi (10.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 440 ft (130 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,672 |
| • Density | 1,123.62/sq mi (433.85/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 63048 |
| Area code | 636 |
| FIPS code | 29-31708 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2394358 |
| Website | cityofherculaneum.org |
Herculaneum is a city in Jefferson County, Missouri, and is a suburb of St. Louis. The population was 4,273 at the 2020 United States census. The City of Herculaneum was the first county seat of Jefferson County from January 1, 1819, to 1839. The city celebrated its bicentennial throughout 2008.
The city received the "Tree City USA" designation by the Arbor Day Foundation for 11 consecutive years, 2007 through 2017. The city is the honorary hometown of the 40th Airlift Squadron, "The Screaming Eagles," from Dyess Air Force Base in Texas.