Bridgeton, Missouri

Bridgeton, Missouri
City
Welcome sign, Bridgeton, July 2016
Location of Bridgeton, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°45′26″N 90°25′4″W / 38.75722°N 90.41778°W / 38.75722; -90.41778
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	St. Louis
Government
• Mayor	Terry W. Briggs
Area [1]
• Total	15.24 sq mi (90.00 km2)
• Land	14.55 sq mi (37.69 km2)
• Water	0.69 sq mi (1.77 km2)
Elevation [2]	541 ft (165 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	11,445
• Density	786.44/sq mi (303.65/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	63044[3]
Area code	314
FIPS code	29-08398[4]
GNIS feature ID	2393417[2]
Website	www.bridgetonmo.com

Bridgeton is a second-ring suburb of Greater St. Louis in northwestern St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. Bridgeton is located at the intersection of the St. Louis outer belt and I-70. Bridgeton serves as the primary transport hub within Greater St. Louis. The population at the 2020 census was 11,445.^[5] Portions of St. Louis Lambert International Airport are within Bridgeton.^[6] The town is featured in the documentary Atomic Homefront, which covers the effects of radioactive waste stored in the nearby West Lake Landfill site.