Welcome to Roxana ...

The village of Roxana is located in Madison County<1>.

The pronunciation of Roxana: roks-AN-uh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roxana, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1926.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Roxana has a population of 1,421 people<3> (see below for details).

Roxana is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Roxana: (618)

The ZIP code for Roxana: 62084<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Roxana had an population of 1,421 people. This is a decrease of 7.85% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.14% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Roxana had a population of 1,542 people. This makes Roxana the county's 17th most populous community.

The population of Roxana represents 0.01% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 551st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,542 people, the population of Roxana has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,547 people).

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

Communities Also Named Roxana ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Roxana - they are located in Alabama (3), Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, North Carolina and Oklahoma.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Roxana.

Communities near Roxana ...

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

• Saint Louis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <6>
• Florissant
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
  • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
• University City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
  • University City is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
• O'Fallon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
  • O'Fallon is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <6>
• Granite City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
  • Granite City is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite City <6>
• Alton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <6>
• East Saint Louis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saint Louis
  • East Saint Louis is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Saint Louis <6>
• Edwardsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Edwardsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <6>
• Hazelwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Hazelwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazelwood <6>
• Collinsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Collinsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <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 Roxana. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roxana.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Roxana. 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 Roxana.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Roxana. See our Newspapers Page for Roxana.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roxana ...

Looking for more information about Roxana? 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 Roxana, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Roxana.

Adding Roxana to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roxana 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 Roxana was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Roxana post office opened in 1926.

We also found Roxana on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Illinois (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roxana.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.il.us/

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