Map of Monroe, North Carolina, United States

Monroe is a city in North Carolina, United States, with a population of about 34,623. It lies at 34.9854°N, 80.5495°W, about 180 m above sea level. Monroe is about 535 km (333 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Indian Trail, 15 km to the northwest.

Monroe at a glance

Where is Monroe?

• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 48 min on the shortest day to 14 h 31 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Monroe

• Indian Trail — 15 km northwest
• Charlotte — 38 km northwest
• Rock Hill — 44 km west
• Concord — 47 km north
• Huntersville — 54 km northwest
• Kannapolis — 56 km north
• Gastonia — 66 km northwest
• Mooresville — 71 km north
• Salisbury — 77 km north
• Hickory — 110 km northwest

Largest cities in North Carolina

• Charlotte — 911,311
• Raleigh — 482,295
• Greensboro — 285,342
• Durham — 257,636
• Winston-Salem — 241,218
• Fayetteville — 201,963
• Cary — 159,769
• Wilmington — 115,933
• High Point — 110,268
• Asheville — 95,056

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Other places named Monroe

• Monroe — Louisiana, United States

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.