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Rosewood Heights is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,971 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Metro East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area.

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Geography

Rosewood Heights is located in northwestern Madison County at 38°53′29″N 90°4′19″W / 38.89139°N 90.07194°W / 38.89139; -90.07194 (38.891414, -90.071813). It is bordered to the east by Bethalto, to the south by Wood River, to the west by East Alton, and to the north by Cottage Hills.

Illinois Routes 111 and 140 (West MacArthur Drive) form the northern border of the CDP. IL 140 leads west 6 miles (10 km) to Alton and east through Bethalto 12 miles (19 km) to Hamel, while IL 111 leads northwest 9 miles (14 km) to Godfrey and south 4 miles (6 km) to the center of Wood River. Illinois Route 255, a four-lane expressway, runs along the east edge of Rosewood Heights, with access from Exit 10 (IL 111-140). IL 255 leads south 10 miles (16 km) to Interstates 255 and 270 and northwest 9 miles (14 km) to its end at U.S. Route 67 in Godfrey. Downtown St. Louis is 27 miles (43 km) southwest of Rosewood Heights.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km), of which 0.003 square miles (0.008 km), or 0.18%, are water. The community drains northwest toward the East Fork of the Wood River, which joins the Mississippi River at East Alton.

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