McKinley Heights is a historic conservation neighborhood located in the near South Side of the City of St. Louis.

It was rated as a Top 10 Neighborhood for young adults in the St. Louis metropolitan area.

The neighborhood is bounded by I-44 to the north, Jefferson Avenue to the west, and I-55 and Gravois Boulevard to the east and south.

There are restaurants and entertainment in the adjacent Soulard and Lafayette Square neighborhoods.

There is also 1 6th-12th Grade High School, McKinley Classical Leadership Academy In 2020 McKinley Height's racial makeup was 52.3% White, 37.8% Black, 0.1% Native American, 1.5% Asian, 7.8% Two or More Races, and 0.5% Some Other Race.