Rosewood Heights is a community in Madison County, Illinois, home to about 4,229 people across 1.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 62018 and 62024.
Homes sold for a median of $126 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Alton; part is in Rosewood Heights
Mostly East Alton; part is in Rosewood Heights
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Rosewood Heights. 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)18 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO19 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL240 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Rosewood Heights; 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.
Rosewood Heights had 3,971 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.
It’s the 367th 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 (4 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).
49 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Rosewood Heights’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 5 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 4 |
| Dentists | 17 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 10 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 8 |
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.
Parks (4 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
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.
Public schools here are run by East Alton SD 13, Region III Spec Ed Coop. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elem SchoolEast Alton | Pre-K | 130 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Eastwood Elem SchoolEast Alton | K–5 | 393 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| East Alton Middle SchoolEast Alton | 6–8 | 193 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| EA/Region III K-8 CLIP PRGEast Alton | — | — | Special Education | 0.9 mi |
| L&C Elementary/Region IIICottage Hills | — | — | Special Education | 2.2 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with East Alton, Alton, Wood River and Bethalto.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.