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Monroe, Iowa

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Des Moines. It is located about 26 miles [41 km] to the west of Monroe and has a population of 198,682 people.<1>

The next largest community is Ames. It is located about 44 miles [70 km] to the northwest of Monroe and has a population of 50,731 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Altoona   NW21 mi [33.8 km]13,85433.92% increase
 Ankeny   NW29 mi [46.67 km]42,28755.94% increase
 Clive   W36 mi [57.9 km]15,23418.51% increase
 Grinnell   NE24 mi [38.62 km]9,1670.68% increase
 Indianola   SW26 mi [41.84 km]14,36110.49% increase
 Johnston   W33 mi [53.1 km]15,69181.42% increase
 Knoxville   S13 mi [20.92 km]7,2546.17% decrease
 Marshalltown   N36 mi [57.9 km]25,8500.61% decrease
 Newton   N12 mi [19.31 km]15,0423.45% decrease
 Norwalk   W30 mi [48.28 km]8,82128.14% increase
 Oskaloosa   SE28 mi [45.06 km]11,0691.2% increase
 Ottumwa   SE49 mi [78.9 km]24,3422.62% decrease
 Pella   SE12 mi [19.31 km]10,2083.82% increase
 Urbandale   W35 mi [56.3 km]38,36931.98% increase
 West Des Moines   W34 mi [54.7 km]55,42619.44% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Colfax   NW12 mi [19.31 km]2,2120.49% decrease
 Hartford   W16 mi [25.75 km]7792.64% increase
 Harvey   SE16 mi [25.75 km]2644.69% decrease
 Kellogg   NE17 mi [27.36 km]6010.83% decrease
 Lambs Grove   N12 mi [19.31 km]2087.56% decrease
 Lynnville   E16 mi [25.75 km]3731.91% increase
 Mitchellville   NW16 mi [25.75 km]2,15225.48% increase
 Pleasantville   SW12 mi [19.31 km]1,5802.66% increase
 Prairie City   NW8 mi [12.87 km]1,4365.2% increase
 Reasnor   NE5 mi [8.05 km]1883.09% decrease
 Runnells   W13 mi [20.92 km]39211.36% increase
 Sandyville   SW17 mi [27.36 km]601.64% decrease
 Sully   E13 mi [20.92 km]8565.31% decrease
 Swan   W11 mi [17.7 km]8430.58% decrease
 Valeria   NW18 mi [28.97 km]603.23% decrease

Jasper County

Monroe is located in Jasper County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jasper: Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Story and Tama.

While not sharing a border with Jasper, the following counties are close to Monroe: Warren, Lucas and Monroe.

Below are counties that are near Monroe (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Monroe:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Monroe
 Boone County   NWSheldahl38 miles [61 km]
 Clarke County   SWJay37 miles [59 km]
 Dallas County   WThe Meadows28 miles [45 km]
 Keokuk County   EGibson36 miles [57 km]
 Lucas County   SPurdy25 miles [40 km]
 Madison County   WBevington37 miles [59 km]
 Mahaska County   EPeoria16 miles [25 km]
 Marion County   SEOtley5 miles [8 km]
 Marshall County   NLaurel26 miles [41 km]
 Monroe County   SEBluff Creek28 miles [45 km]



Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Monroe. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Monroe.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Monroe and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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