Map of St. Charles town, Virginia

St. Charles is a town in Lee County, Virginia, United States. The population was 128 at the 2010 census, down from 159 at the 2000 census.

St. Charles town overview:
Name:	St. Charles town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Virginia
County:	Lee County
Elevation:	1,522 ft (464 m)
Total Area:	0.18 sq mi (0.46 km²)
Land Area:	0.18 sq mi (0.46 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	128
Population Density:	621.47/sq mi (240.14/km²)
ZIP code:	24282
Area code:	276
FIPS code:	5169792
GNISfeature ID:	1497128

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History

A post office was established at Saint Charles in 1908. The town was incorporated by the Lee County, Virginia Circuit Court on January 10, 1914. The community was named for Charles Bondurant, a coal mining official.

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Geography

St. Charles is located in northern Lee County at 36°48′14″N 83°3′26″W / 36.80389°N 83.05722°W / 36.80389; -83.05722 (36.803858, −83.057208). The town straddles a narrow hollow along Straight Creek (part of the Powell River watershed), just east of the Kentucky–Virginia state line. It is surrounded on all sides by rugged hills, including Lone Mountain to the northeast, and Little Black Mountain to the northwest. State Route 352 connects St. Charles to U.S. Route 421 near Pennington Gap to the south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.18 square miles (0.46 km), all of it land.