Welcome to Marissa ...

The village of Marissa is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

The pronunciation of Marissa: muh-RIS-suh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marissa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Marissa has a population of 1,804 people<3> (see below for details).

Marissa is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Marissa lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Marissa: (618)

The ZIP code for Marissa: 62257<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Marissa had an population of 1,804 people. This is a decrease of 8.84% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.74% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Marissa had a population of 1,979 people. This makes Marissa the county's 20th most populous community.

The population of Marissa represents 0.02% of the population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 494th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,979 people, the population of Marissa decreased 7.57% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,141 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Marissa.

Communities near Marissa ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Marissa.

• Mascoutah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoutah
  • Mascoutah is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mascoutah <6>
• Freeburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
  • Freeburg is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeburg <6>
• Sparta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <6>
• Smithton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
  • Smithton is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithton <6>
• Red Bud
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
  • Red Bud is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bud <6>
• Steeleville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleville
  • Steeleville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steeleville <6>
• New Athens
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
  • New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
• Okawville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okawville
  • Okawville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okawville <6>
• Percy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
  • Percy is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Percy <6>
• Coulterville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville
  • Coulterville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coulterville <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Marissa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marissa.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Marissa. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marissa.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Marissa. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Marissa.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marissa ...

Looking for more information about Marissa? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Marissa, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Marissa.

Adding Marissa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marissa in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Marissa was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Marissa in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marissa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marissa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.co.st-clair.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov