Monroeville Alabama Map

About Monroeville, Alabama

Monroeville is a locality in Monroe County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,802. The population density is 169.9 people per km². Monroeville is located at 31.5279°N, 87.3247°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 36460.

Monroeville rests in a landscape of rolling hills, a gentle swell of red earth that hints at the fertile ground beneath. It lies 64.9 miles north of Pace, FL (from Pace, FL: bearing 351°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north-east of Frisco City. The air here, especially in the humid hush of late afternoon, carries the sweet, decaying perfume of pine needles and damp soil. Magnolia trees, their waxy leaves gleaming like polished jade, stand sentinel along the quiet streets, their blossoms occasionally tumbling to the sidewalk in a silent surrender to the season. The sky above Monroeville often stretches wide and pale, an endless canvas where clouds drift like lazy thoughts, sometimes breaking to cast a fleeting, golden light on the weathered facades of the buildings. The persistent hum of cicadas forms a constant, low thrum, an elemental soundtrack to the slow unfolding of days. This is a place where the past feels less like a distant memory and more like a persistent echo, particularly for those who know its literary lineage. Monroeville, the "Literary Capital of Alabama," breathes the spirit of Harper Lee and Truman Capote, their childhood homes still standing, quiet testaments to the stories that bloomed from this soil. The local economy, once heavily reliant on agriculture—cotton fields stretching to the horizon in generations past—now finds its pulse in a mixture of small businesses and the ongoing tourism drawn by its famous authors. The courthouse, a stately brick building, serves as a quiet anchor, a place where justice and everyday life converge, much like the narratives that have been spun from this very ground.

About This Monroeville Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Monroeville, Alabama with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Monroeville and Monroe County.

Detailed location data for Monroeville includes the ZIP code (36460), telephone area code (386), county seat of Monroe County (Monroeville), and school district assignment (Monroe County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Monroeville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.