Edwardsville, Illinois

About Edwardsville

Edwardsville is a thriving city in southwestern Illinois with an estimated population of 26,715.

Edwardsville holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 20.01 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,335 residents per square mile.

📰 Edwardsville News Today

• Edwardsville nonprofits share more than $21,000 in challenge grants The Edwardsville Intelligencer · Aug 17
• Most North Main Street construction could be done this week Alton Telegraph · Aug 16
• SIU Edwardsville Cougars vs Western Illinois Leathernecks Box Score - January 30, 2027 - The Athletic The New York Times · Aug 17
• Peggy Lee Hoffner Obituary (2026) - Edwardsville, IL - Sunset Hill Funeral Home and Memorial Estates - Glen Carbon Legacy obituary · Aug 18
• Edwardsville High School (IL) Flag Football MaxPreps · Aug 15

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Edwardsville Unique

• Positioned in southwestern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Illinois — one of 1,461 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 26,715.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Edwardsville

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Edwardsville

• 1818 Chophouse — steak
• 54th Street Grill and Bar — american
• Bann Thai — thai
• Bella Milano — italian
• Buffalo Wild Wings — wings
• Cafe Birdie — heal (café)
• Dewey's Pizza — pizza
• Doc's Smokehouse — barbecue
• Drunken Fish — japanese
• El Maguey — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Edwardsville Children's Museum · Museum
• Route 66 Museum and Interpretative Center · Museum
• 1820 Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House · Museum
• Art and Design West · Art gallery
• Madison County Historical Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Edwardsville

• Bohm Woods Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• E Dora Bohm Memorial Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Township Park reviews ★
• Watershed Nature Center reviews ★
• City Plaza reviews ★
• Clock Tower Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Edwardsville City Park reviews ★
• Hoppe Park reviews ★
• Hotz Park reviews ★
• Joe Glik Park reviews ★
• Leclaire Park reviews ★
• Leclaire Sports Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Edwardsville

• Columbus Elem School
• District 7 Alternative School
• Edwardsville High School
• Goshen Elementary
• LeClaire Elem School
• Liberty Middle School
• Lincoln Middle School
• Madison Co Detention Center
• N O Nelson Elem School
• Woodland Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Edwardsville

🏘️ Nearby Communities