Welcome to Monroeville ...

The city of Monroeville is located in Monroe County<1> and is the County Seat for Monroe County.

The location of Monroeville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monroeville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Monroeville has a population of 5,703 people<3> (see below for details).

Monroeville is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Monroeville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Monroeville is within the (251) area code.

The ZIP codes for Monroeville: 36460-36462<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Monroeville had an population of 5,703 people. This is a decrease of 12.52% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.89% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Monroeville had a population of 6,519 people (which is 28.26% of the total population of Monroe County). This makes Monroeville the county's most populous community.

The population of Monroeville represents 0.14% of the population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 86th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,519 people, the population of Monroeville decreased 5% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,862 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Monroeville.

Communities Also Named Monroeville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Monroeville - they are located in California, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio (2) and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Monroeville.

Communities near Monroeville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Monroeville.

• Frisco City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco City
  • Frisco City is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco City <6>
• Excel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
  • Excel is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
• Beatrice
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beatrice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatrice
  • Beatrice is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beatrice <6>
• Repton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Repton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Repton
  • Repton is located in Conecuh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Repton <6>
• Peterman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
  • Peterman is located in Monroe County
• Bermuda
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
  • Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
• Perdue Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
  • Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
• Burnt Corn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
  • Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
• Tunnel Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
  • Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
  • Former name for Tunnel Springs:
  • Kempsville
• Megargel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
  • Megargel is located in Monroe County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Monroeville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Monroeville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Monroeville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monroeville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Monroeville. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Monroeville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monroeville ...

Looking for more information about Monroeville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Monroeville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Monroeville.

Adding Monroeville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Monroeville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Monroeville was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Monroeville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monroeville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Monroeville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/