Town guide

Roxana, Illinois

Roxana is a village in Madison County, Illinois, home to about 1,556 people across 7.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 62025, 62084 and 62087.

Homes sold for a median of $127 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population1,556219 per sq mi
Median home value$95,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$127Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking33%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Roxana

3 ZIP codes, 3 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Roxana

Distances

Nearest major airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)19 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Louis, MO18 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL242 miles away

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

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

Who represents Roxana

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

Roxana had 1,454 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.

It’s the 571st largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.

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

Roxana population by census2000: 1,547, 2010: 1,542, 2020: 1,4541,54720001,54220101,4542020

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 RoxanaJan: 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 (7 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

248 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Roxana’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Anderson HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Maryville7.6 miles
  • Alton Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Alton8.5 miles
  • Osf Saint Anthony's Health CenterGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Alton8.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors16
Specialist doctors7
Dentists32
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants31
Mental health providers63
Physical and occupational therapists63
Optometrists11
Chiropractors25
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 Roxana

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Kendall Hill Park · 11 acres1.3 mi

Grocery stores

  • Schnucks2.8 mi
  • Aldi3.3 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter3.7 mi
  • Joe's Market Basket4.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • SIUE Pharmacy3.0 mi
  • The Medicine Shoppe3.9 mi
  • Walgreens4.0 mi
  • Mercy Pharmacy Drive Through4.8 mi

Libraries

  • Elijah P Lovejoy Library2.9 mi
  • Roxana Public Library3.1 mi
  • Madison County Archival Library3.6 mi
  • Hartford Public Library District3.8 mi
  • Wood River Public Library4.1 mi

Museums

  • Wood River Refinery History Museum2.6 mi
  • Madison County Historical Museum3.6 mi
  • Route 66 Museum and Interpretative Center3.7 mi
  • 1820 Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House4.3 mi
  • Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center4.4 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • James F Metcalf Student Experimental Theater2.7 mi
  • Amphitheater2.7 mi
  • Katherine Dunham Hall2.9 mi
  • The Wildley Theatre3.9 mi
  • Edwardsville Arts Center4.0 mi

Counts are within about 2 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.

Schools in Roxana

Public schools here are run by Edwardsville CUSD 7, Roxana CUSD 1. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (14)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Goshen ElementaryEdwardsvillePre-K–2346Public6.2 mi
LeClaire Elem SchoolEdwardsvillePre-K–2312Public4.9 mi
N O Nelson Elem SchoolEdwardsvillePre-K–2347Public3.0 mi
South Primary SchoolSouth RoxanaPre-K–2450Public1.6 mi
Central Intermediate SchoolRoxana3–5365Public3.2 mi
Columbus Elem SchoolEdwardsville3–5373Public4.0 mi
Woodland Elementary SchoolEdwardsville3–5417Public3.5 mi
Liberty Middle SchoolEdwardsville6–8888Public6.3 mi
Lincoln Middle SchoolEdwardsville6–8736Public3.7 mi
Madison Co Detention CenterEdwardsville6–12—Alternative Education4.6 mi
Roxana Junior High SchoolRoxana6–8393Public3.0 mi
District 7 Alternative SchoolEdwardsville9–12—Alternative Education4.0 mi
Edwardsville High SchoolEdwardsville9–122,342Public4.0 mi
Roxana Sr High SchoolRoxana9–12500Public3.0 mi
Private schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Boniface Catholic SchoolEdwardsvillePre-K–8233Roman Catholic4.2 mi
St Marys SchoolEdwardsvillePre-K–8187Roman Catholic5.0 mi
Trinity Lutheran SchoolEdwardsvillePre-K–8211Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod4.2 mi
Lahr-Well AcademyEdwardsville1–1110Christian (no specific denomination)3.6 mi
Lahr-Well Christian Academy (L-W Academy)EdwardsvilleUngraded11Christian (no specific denomination)3.5 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, Holiday Shores, South Roxana, Pontoon Beach, Glen Carbon, Wood River and Hartford.

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