East Carondelet Illinois Map

About East Carondelet, Illinois

East Carondelet is a locality in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 233. The population density is 71.8 people per km². East Carondelet is located at 38.5420°N, 90.2329°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62240.

East Carondelet lies low and wide, a collection of weathered homes and sturdy businesses hugging the broad, often restless Mississippi River. It lies 5.4 miles east-north-east of Mehlville, MO (from Mehlville, MO: bearing 64°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south-south-west of St. Louis. The land here is flat, a testament to millennia of alluvial deposits, stretching out towards the water's edge where ancient cottonwoods, their roots grasping deep into the rich soil, stand sentinel. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, casts a golden hue across the weathered clapboard siding and the dusty gravel roads, lending a quiet dignity to the unassuming landscape. The air, thick with the scent of damp earth and river water, carries the distant hum of barge traffic, a constant reminder of the vital artery that defines East Carondelet. The history of East Carondelet is intimately tied to the ebb and flow of the Mississippi, a ribbon of commerce and connection that has shaped its fortunes for generations. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile bottomlands, established farms and small communities that eventually coalesced into the settlement we know today. The local economy, once reliant on agriculture and the river's trade, now finds a steady pulse in the surrounding industries and the ongoing flow of goods transported by the barges that glide past its shores. While no grand monuments mark its past, the very character of East Carondelet, its enduring resilience and the quiet camaraderie of its residents, speaks volumes of a people who have learned to live in harmony with the powerful forces of nature that surround them.

About This East Carondelet Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of East Carondelet, Illinois — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.541997, -90.232891. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on East Carondelet and St. Clair County.

Detailed location data for East Carondelet includes the ZIP code (62240), telephone area code (217), county seat of St. Clair County (Belleville), and school district assignment (Dupo Community Unit School District 196). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct East Carondelet is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.