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Granite City Illinois Map

Explore Granite City, Illinois, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Granite City, Illinois

How to Use This Granite City, Illinois Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Granite City, Illinois. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Illinois or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Granite City.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Granite City
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Madison County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.729283
Longitude	-90.125472
Population	27,549
Density	559.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	62040, 62048
Area Code	309
County Seat	Edwardsville
School District	Granite City Community Unit School District 9

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About Granite City, Illinois

Granite City is a locality in Madison County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of 27,549. The population density is 559.1 people per km². Granite City is located at 38.7293°N, 90.1255°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Granite City is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 62040, 62048.

Granite City maintains a firm presence upon the flat, wide expanse of the Midwestern plains, far from the reach of any saltwater influence. It lies 5.3 miles north of East Saint Louis, IL (from East Saint Louis, IL: bearing 1°T), and is situated 5.8 miles north-northeast of St. Louis. The landscape surrounding Granite City is defined by the steady, inland horizon where the sky seems to stretch wider than the earth itself. Two miles away, the waters of Horseshoe Lake offer a quiet stillness, while the industrial flow of the Chain of Rocks Canal marks the movement of commerce through the region. To the west, the distant rise of Les Mamelles provides a subtle variation to the otherwise level terrain, visible only as a faint blue shadow against the afternoon light. Residents often gather at Civic Park, where the local grass remains the primary connection to the open prairie that once dominated this interior basin.

Granite City emerged from the ambition of the industrial age, built upon the grit and promise of steel manufacturing and heavy production. The local economy remains tethered to these roots, with the rhythms of the mills and transport hubs dictating the pace of the daily shift. While the work is demanding, there is a certain dignity in the labor that has sustained families here for generations, echoing the persistence of the workers themselves. The nearby proximity of Kerr Island and the energy of the Chain of Rocks Canal serve as reminders of the geography that enabled such intense industrial growth. Even as the modern economy shifts, the character of Granite City stays anchored in this long tradition of building things that last.

Cultural life in Granite City possesses a grounded, working-class resilience that finds its expression in the neighborhood squares and local gatherings. The sound of water rushing over the Chain of Rocks provides a natural, constant backdrop to the town, a reminder of the raw power that shaped this inland territory. Among the notable figures associated with the broader cultural reach of the region, the legendary jazz musician Miles Davis was born in nearby Alton, leaving a mark on the artistic soul of the entire corridor. Civic Park serves as a center for community engagement, hosting events that bring neighbors together under the vast, unobstructed prairie sky. Granite City reflects a straightforward, unpretentious spirit where the quality of the light at dusk turns the gray steel frames into silhouettes of quiet, enduring strength.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wilson Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 189° S
Gcpd Athletic Fields (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 134° SE
Chouteau Island State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 296° NW
Il Historic Preservation Agency Ppty (Local Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 350° N
Mct Schoolhouse Trail Spur (Local Recreation) — 2.0 mi, 155° SE
MCT Tracy (Public Artwork) — 2.1 mi, 246° SW
Horshoe Lake State Park (State Park) — 2.1 mi, 138° SE
Granite City Cinema (Cinema) — 2.3 mi, 216° SW
Golf Course (Park) — 2.9 mi, 237° SW
Mounted Binculors (Viewpoint) — 3.4 mi, 309° NW
Mosenthein Island (State Recreation Area) — 3.4 mi, 272° W
Bel Air drive in sign (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 054° NE
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 345° N
Cahokia Mounds State Historical Site (State Park) — 4.6 mi, 147° SE
Saltue to Steel (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 212° SW
Freedom Crossing Marker (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 223° SW
Lewis & Clark Expidition (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 007° N
Hartford Castle (Historic Castle / Fort) — 5.4 mi, 024° NE
Structure (Historic Ruins) — 5.4 mi, 025° NE
Mound 44 (Historic Ruins) — 5.6 mi, 150° SE
Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower (Attraction) — 5.8 mi, 013° N
Poag Sand Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 6.4 mi, 049° NE
Town & Country Motel sign (Attraction) — 6.4 mi, 071° E
Mustang Corral (Attraction) — 6.6 mi, 070° E
Zuka Arts Guild (Arts Centre) — 6.7 mi, 216° SW
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.0 mi, 341° N · 32k acres
Ralph Korte Stadium (Stadium) — 7.2 mi, 059° NE
Gateway Arch National Park (National Park) — 7.6 mi, 204° SW · 85 acres
Ferrara Theatre (Theatre) — 7.6 mi, 208° SW
National Blues Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 207° SW

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