Monroe Virginia Map

About Monroe, Virginia

Monroe is a locality in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 22.0 people per km². Monroe is located at 37.5021°N, 79.1278°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24574.

Monroe rests where the rolling Piedmont begins to yield to the steeper slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a landscape painted in broad strokes of verdant pasture and the deep, somber greens of mature woodlands. It lies 4.9 miles north of Madison Heights, VA (from Madison Heights, VA: bearing 357°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north of Lynchburg. The air here, especially as the day cools, carries a faint, earthy scent of damp soil and pine needles, a breath of the wildness that still presses close against the tended fields. The land itself seems to possess a quiet resilience, its contours softened by centuries of cultivation and the gentle passage of seasons, the distant peaks often shrouded in a delicate haze that lends them an ethereal quality. Small creeks, mere silver threads from afar, meander through the hollows, their banks often overgrown with wild rhododendron and ferns, offering a cool, shaded respite from the sun's bright gaze. The echoes of a long agricultural past still resonate through Monroe, a place that once thrived on the cultivation of tobacco and later, dairy farming, its economy now finding a more diversified footing. The old farmsteads, their weathered barns standing as quiet sentinels against the sky, speak of generations who worked this soil with persistent hands, their stories woven into the very fabric of the community. While the pace of life here is undeniably measured, a subtle hum of activity can be felt in the local shops and the occasional gathering at the county courthouse, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who call Monroe home. The spirit of the Old Dominion, a courteous and steady resolve, seems to imbue the very atmosphere, a quiet pride in place that is felt more than it is spoken.

About This Monroe Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Monroe, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.502086, -79.127803. 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 Monroe and Amherst County.

Detailed location data for Monroe includes the ZIP code (24574), telephone area code (276), county seat of Amherst County (Amherst), and school district assignment. 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 Monroe is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.