Missouri · Census place 2949394
Monroe City, Missouri
Monroe City is a city in 3 counties of Missouri with an estimated 2,706 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 200th largest of 338 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 2,706
- #200 of 338 in Missouri
- Change since 2020
- +1.6%
- +42 people
- Land area
- 3.0 sq mi
- + 0.03 sq mi water
- Density
- 893 / sq mi
- State median 1,448
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Monroe City population, 2020 to 2024
Monroe City added 42 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.6%. In the latest year it moved by +39.
Monroe City covers 3.03 square miles of land and 0.03 of water, for 893 people per square mile of land. The median Missouri place of 5,000+ has 1,448, so Monroe City is less dense than the typical town.
The 3 counties Monroe City spans
Monroe City crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 2,706 residents as follows; Monroe County holds 80.0% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Monroe County2,166
- 02Marion County510
- 03Ralls County30
ZIP codes in Monroe City
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Monroe City by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 63456. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Monroe City is
The Census internal point of Monroe City is at 39.654400, -91.732500. Jefferson City, the capital, is 78.0 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Palmyra, MO (3,644 people), 14.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Columbia, MO, 58.3 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 39.654400, -91.732500
- DMS
- 39°39'15.84"N 91°43'57.00"W
- UTM
- 15N 608738.6E 4390167.8N
- Geohash
- 9znc8df7t
- Plus code
- 86FCM738+QX
Daylight in Monroe City
At 39.65° N, Monroe City gets about 14 h 59 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 22 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 37 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Monroe City
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Missouri, measured between internal points. The closest is Palmyra, 14.8 miles away, with 3,644 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Monroe City, MO?
2,706 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 42 (1.6%) from 2,664 in July 2020.
What county is Monroe City in?
It spans 3 counties: Monroe County (2,166 residents), Marion County (510 residents), Ralls County (30 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Monroe City?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 63456.
How far is Monroe City from Jefferson City?
78.0 miles (125.5 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Monroe City.
What is the nearest larger city to Monroe City?
Palmyra, MO, with 3,644 residents, 14.8 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.