Pontoon Beach is a village in Madison County, Illinois, home to about 6,025 people across 10.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 62025 and 62040.
Homes sold for a median of $139 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Edwardsville; part is in Pontoon Beach
Mostly Granite City; part is in Pontoon Beach
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Pontoon Beach. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)16 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO12 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL248 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Pontoon Beach; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Pontoon Beach had 5,876 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.
It’s the 304th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Madison County grew from 64,694 residents in 1900 to 265,859 in 2020.
Madison County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
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.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Alton - Melvin Price L&D, IL weather station (9 miles away).
93,915 jobs at 5,659 businesses in Madison County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
460 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pontoon Beach’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 39 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 24 |
| Dentists | 51 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 82 |
| Mental health providers | 120 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 81 |
| Optometrists | 14 |
| Chiropractors | 49 |
| Pharmacies | 18 |
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.
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2.5 miles 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.
Public schools here are run by Edwardsville CUSD 7, Granite City CUSD 9, Venice CUSD 3. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goshen ElementaryEdwardsville | Pre-K–2 | 346 | Public | 8.2 mi |
| LeClaire Elem SchoolEdwardsville | Pre-K–2 | 312 | Public | 7.7 mi |
| N O Nelson Elem SchoolEdwardsville | Pre-K–2 | 347 | Public | 7.0 mi |
| Prather Elementary SchoolGranite City | Pre-K–K | 612 | Public | 5.2 mi |
| Venice Elem SchoolGranite City | Pre-K–8 | 62 | Public | 6.2 mi |
| Maryville Elem SchoolGranite City | 1–2 | 395 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Wilson Elem SchoolGranite City | 1–2 | 448 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Columbus Elem SchoolEdwardsville | 3–5 | 373 | Public | 7.8 mi |
| Frohardt Elem SchoolGranite City | 3–4 | 452 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Mitchell Elementary SchoolGranite City | 3–4 | 413 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Woodland Elementary SchoolEdwardsville | 3–5 | 417 | Public | 6.9 mi |
| Grigsby Intermediate SchoolGranite City | 5–6 | 818 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Lake SchoolGranite City | 5–12 | — | Alternative Education | 3.9 mi |
| Liberty Middle SchoolEdwardsville | 6–8 | 888 | Public | 8.1 mi |
| Lincoln Middle SchoolEdwardsville | 6–8 | 736 | Public | 7.1 mi |
| Madison Co Detention CenterEdwardsville | 6–12 | — | Alternative Education | 6.9 mi |
| Coolidge Junior High SchGranite City | 7–8 | 854 | Public | 3.4 mi |
| District 7 Alternative SchoolEdwardsville | 9–12 | — | Alternative Education | 5.8 mi |
| Edwardsville High SchoolEdwardsville | 9–12 | 2,342 | Public | 5.9 mi |
| Granite City High SchoolGranite City | 9–12 | 1,755 | Public | 3.5 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family Catholic SchoolGranite City | Pre-K–8 | 129 | Roman Catholic | 3.2 mi |
| Metro East Montessori SchoolGranite City | Pre-K–6 | 29 | Nonsectarian | 1.6 mi |
| Rivers of Life Christian SchoolGranite City | Pre-K–12 | 119 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 3.9 mi |
| St Boniface Catholic SchoolEdwardsville | Pre-K–8 | 233 | Roman Catholic | 7.8 mi |
| St Elizabeth Elementary SchoolGranite City | Pre-K–8 | 140 | Roman Catholic | 2.2 mi |
| St Marys SchoolEdwardsville | Pre-K–8 | 187 | Roman Catholic | 7.4 mi |
| Trinity Lutheran SchoolEdwardsville | Pre-K–8 | 211 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 8.0 mi |
| Lahr-Well AcademyEdwardsville | 1–11 | 10 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 7.5 mi |
| Coordinated Youth & Human ServicesGranite City | 2–12 | 54 | Nonsectarian | 6.4 mi |
| Lahr-Well Christian Academy (L-W Academy)Edwardsville | Ungraded | 11 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 7.5 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 Granite City, Edwardsville, Holiday Shores, Glen Carbon, Mitchell, Madison and Roxana.
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