Madison Illinois Map
Explore Madison, 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 Madison, Illinois
How to Use This Madison, Illinois Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Madison, 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 Madison.
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 | Madison |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Madison County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 38.686272 |
| Longitude | -90.101796 |
| Population | 3,171 |
| Density | 87.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 62060, 62048 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| County Seat | Edwardsville |
| School District | Granite City Community Unit School District 9 |
About Madison, Illinois
Madison is a locality in Madison County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,171. The population density is 87.7 people per km². Madison is located at 38.6863°N, 90.1018°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Madison is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 62060, 62048.Madison maintains a quiet posture upon the flat, expansive plains of the American Midwest, where the horizon stretches wide under a sky that feels remarkably heavy with light. It lies 1.4 miles south-southwest of Granite City, IL (from Granite City, IL: bearing 199°T), and is situated 4.4 miles north-northeast of St. Louis. Louis. The terrain here is defined by a low, persistent levelness, interrupted only by the industrial architecture that punctuates the skyline and the subtle variations in the earth near the Granite City Sewer Canal. Within the immediate vicinity, 7Th St And Lee St Park offers a patch of maintained green that serves as a modest respite from the surrounding rail lines and paved thoroughfares. A few miles distant, the waters of Horseshoe Lake and the basin of Kerr Island provide a sense of depth to an otherwise singular, horizontal landscape, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Les Mamelles suggests a more dramatic topography far beyond the reach of the local horizon.
Madison carries the weight of a long industrial legacy, its economy historically tethered to the iron, steel, and logistical networks that once propelled the region into a center of heavy production. The rhythm of daily life here remains synchronized with the clatter of trains and the hum of transport, reflecting a heritage built by those who labored in the mills and factories that defined the local character. While the roar of heavy industry has softened over time, the remnants of that era persist in the sturdy, utilitarian brick buildings that line the older streets. On quiet evenings, the air carries a faint, metallic scent, a reminder of the proximity to the Chain of Rocks, where the water’s movement creates a constant, rhythmic sound that echoes the town’s enduring, industrious spirit.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Horshoe Lake State Park (State Park) — locality lies within
- Mct Schoolhouse Trail Spur (Local Recreation) — 1.1 mi, 325° NW
- Cahokia Mounds State Historical Site (State Park) — 1.5 mi, 125° SE
- Mct Nature Trail (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 022° N
- Golf Course (Park) — 2.3 mi, 184° S
- Mound 44 (Historic Ruins) — 2.4 mi, 140° SE
- Mound 51 (Historic Ruins) — 2.4 mi, 139° SE
- Granite City Cinema (Cinema) — 2.9 mi, 292° W
- MCT Tracy (Public Artwork) — 3.8 mi, 304° NW
- Saltue to Steel (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 253° W
- Downtown STL View (Viewpoint) — 4.8 mi, 271° W
- Freedom Crossing Marker (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 261° W
- Big Mound Monument (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 236° SW
- Bel Air drive in sign (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 019° N
- Gateway Arch National Park (National Park) — 5.9 mi, 228° SW · 85 acres
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About This Madison Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Madison, Illinois. Coordinates: 38.686272, -90.101796. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Madison includes the ZIP code (62060, 62048), telephone area code (309), county seat of Madison County (Edwardsville), and school district assignment (Granite City Community Unit School District 9).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
