Rosewood Heights is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Madison County, Illinois, United States.

[2] It is part of the Metro East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area.

Illinois Routes 111 and 140 (West MacArthur Drive) form the northern border of the CDP.

Illinois Route 255, a four-lane expressway, runs along the east edge of Rosewood Heights, with access from Exit 10 (IL 111-140).

Downtown St. Louis is 27 miles (43 km) southwest of Rosewood Heights.