East Carondelet, Illinois

About East Carondelet

East Carondelet, IL is a tiny community located in southwestern Illinois counting 373 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, East Carondelet is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 1.18 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 316 residents per square mile.

📰 East Carondelet News Today

• East Carondelet Weather Today & Hourly Forecast SpaceRef · Aug 31
• Kelly Cooley (1973–2026) of East Carondelet, IL | Obituary RiverBender.com · Aug 5
• Barbara Jean Usher Obituary (2026) - East Carondelet, IL - Braun Family Funeral Home - Columbia Legacy | Obituary · Aug 8
• Teresa Seavey Obituary - Belleville, IL Dignity Memorial · Mar 2
• Rescue crews pull body from Mississippi after car slides down levee in East Carondelet - Belleville News-Democrat Belleville News-Democrat · Oct 24

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Illinois headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes East Carondelet Unique

• The only place in America named East Carondelet — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southwestern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Illinois — one of 1,461 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in East Carondelet

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in East Carondelet

• Normitas House
• Thai Pavilion STL — thai
• Caribbean Soul — caribbean, jamacian
• China King — chinese
• Dragon's Place — chinese
• Iron Barley Restaurant — american
• Joyful House
• Riverside Diner — diner
• Royal Kabob
• Shay's donuts and coffee — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Carondelet Historical Society · Museum
• Wildfruit Gallery · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in East Carondelet

• Bellerive Park reviews ★
• Marquette Park reviews ★
• St. Louis Square Park reviews ★
• George Price Memorial Park reviews ★
• Laclede Park reviews ★
• Minnie Wood Memorial Square reviews ★
• Mount Pleasant Park reviews ★
• Sister Marie Charles park. reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in East Carondelet

• CARNAHAN SCH. OF THE FUTURE
• Carnahan Middle
• LYON AT BLOW ELEM.
• MERAMEC ELEM.
• WOODWARD ELEM.

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of East Carondelet

🏘️ Nearby Communities