Town guide

Holiday Shores, Illinois

Holiday Shores is a community in Madison County, Illinois, home to about 2,782 people across 1.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 62025 and 62097.

Homes sold for a median of $152 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population2,7821,761 per sq mi
Median home value$245,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$152Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking35%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Holiday Shores

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Holiday Shores. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Distances

Nearest major airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)24 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Louis, MO21 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL239 miles away

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

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

Who represents Holiday Shores

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

Holiday Shores had 2,840 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2010.

It’s the 440th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.

Madison County grew from 64,694 residents in 1900 to 265,859 in 2020.

Holiday Shores population by census2010: 2,882, 2020: 2,8402,88220102,8402020

Madison County, 1900–2020

Madison County population, 1900 to 20201900: 64,694, 1910: 89,847, 1920: 106,895, 1930: 143,830, 1940: 149,349, 1950: 182,307, 1960: 224,689, 1970: 250,934, 1980: 247,691, 1990: 249,238, 2000: 258,941, 2010: 269,282, 2020: 265,85965K’00’10107K’20’30149K’40’50225K’60’70248K’80’90259K’00’10266K’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 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 41.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Holiday ShoresJan: high 39°F, low 22°F, 2.5 in; Feb: high 44°F, low 25°F, 2.5 in; Mar: high 54°F, low 35°F, 3.5 in; Apr: high 66°F, low 45°F, 4.9 in; May: high 75°F, low 56°F, 5.5 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 66°F, 3.4 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 69°F, 4 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 67°F, 3.3 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 60°F, 3.4 in; Oct: high 68°F, low 48°F, 2.9 in; Nov: high 54°F, low 37°F, 3.4 in; Dec: high 44°F, low 27°F, 2.6 in39°22°Jan2.544°25°Feb2.554°35°Mar3.566°45°Apr4.975°56°May5.584°66°Jun3.487°69°Jul4.086°67°Aug3.380°60°Sep3.468°48°Oct2.954°37°Nov3.444°27°Dec2.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Alton - Melvin Price L&D, IL weather station (11 miles away).

Jobs in Madison County

93,915 jobs at 5,659 businesses in Madison County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Madison CountyHealth care and social assistance: 14,588 jobs; Retail trade: 12,652 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 12,353 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 11,508 jobs; Manufacturing: 10,387 jobs; Construction: 7,265 jobs; Other services: 4,925 jobs; Wholesale trade: 4,425 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Retail trade 14% Transportation and warehousing 13% Hotels and restaurants 12% Manufacturing 11% Construction 8% Other services 5% Wholesale trade 5%

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

Health care

251 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Holiday Shores’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Anderson HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Maryville6.4 miles
  • Alton Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Alton12.4 miles
  • Osf Saint Anthony's Health CenterGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Alton12.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors16
Specialist doctors7
Dentists33
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants31
Mental health providers64
Physical and occupational therapists63
Optometrists11
Chiropractors26
Pharmacies8

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 Holiday Shores

Parks (3 nearby)

  • Sam Vadalabene Field · 3 acres0.8 mi
  • Sketch Park · 2 acres0.8 mi
  • Sam Vadalabene Field0.8 mi

Grocery stores

  • Joe's Market Basket1.8 mi
  • Dierbergs2.9 mi
  • Schnucks3.1 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter3.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens1.6 mi
  • Mercy Pharmacy Drive Through2.9 mi
  • Walmart Pharmacy3.9 mi
  • SIUE Pharmacy4.0 mi

Libraries

  • Madison County Archival Library1.4 mi
  • Edwardsville Public Library1.5 mi
  • Illinois Heartland Library System3.4 mi
  • Elijah P Lovejoy Library3.9 mi

Museums

  • Madison County Historical Museum1.4 mi
  • 1820 Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House1.7 mi
  • Route 66 Museum and Interpretative Center1.8 mi
  • Edwardsville Children's Museum1.9 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • The Wildley Theatre1.4 mi
  • Cleaon Etzkorn Bandstand1.5 mi
  • Amphitheater2.2 mi
  • Edwardsville Arts Center3.4 mi
  • Katherine Dunham Hall4.0 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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.

Schools in Holiday Shores

Public schools here are run by Edwardsville CUSD 7. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (11)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Goshen ElementaryEdwardsvillePre-K–2346Public3.2 mi
LeClaire Elem SchoolEdwardsvillePre-K–2312Public2.2 mi
N O Nelson Elem SchoolEdwardsvillePre-K–2347Public2.0 mi
Columbus Elem SchoolEdwardsville3–5373Public1.3 mi
Woodland Elementary SchoolEdwardsville3–5417Public2.1 mi
Worden Elementary SchoolWorden3–5258Public8.9 mi
Liberty Middle SchoolEdwardsville6–8888Public3.5 mi
Lincoln Middle SchoolEdwardsville6–8736Public2.0 mi
Madison Co Detention CenterEdwardsville6–12—Alternative Education2.8 mi
District 7 Alternative SchoolEdwardsville9–12—Alternative Education3.5 mi
Edwardsville High SchoolEdwardsville9–122,342Public3.4 mi
Private schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Boniface Catholic SchoolEdwardsvillePre-K–8233Roman Catholic1.3 mi
St Marys SchoolEdwardsvillePre-K–8187Roman Catholic2.7 mi
Trinity Lutheran SchoolEdwardsvillePre-K–8211Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod1.1 mi
Lahr-Well AcademyEdwardsville1–1110Christian (no specific denomination)1.5 mi
Lahr-Well Christian Academy (L-W Academy)EdwardsvilleUngraded11Christian (no specific denomination)1.5 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 Edwardsville, Pontoon Beach, Glen Carbon, Worden, Roxana and Hamel.

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