Monroe, NC Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Monroe, North Carolina, shaded from 410 ft on the northwest side to 700 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
700 ft 215 m630 ft 190 m590 ft 180 m520 ft 160 m450 ft 135 m410 ft 125 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Monroe sits at about 610 ft (185 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
610 ft 185 m
most residents: 550–640 ft
Lowest
410 ft 125 m
on the northwest side
Highest
700 ft 215 m
on the northwest side
Average
600 ft 180 m
all land inside city limits

Monroe spans about 290 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
610 ft185 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
700 ft215 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
410 ft125 m
Town center
USGS map point for Monroe
600 ft185 m
Airport (EQY)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
683 ft208 m
Average of all land600 ft180 m

Elevation profile, west to east

5.8 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Monroe, North Carolina, shaded from 410 ft on the northwest side to 700 ft on the northwest side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
City in Union County, North Carolina, United States
Population
40,054 2024 est.
Land area
33.3 sq mi + 0.6 sq mi water
Density
1,202 per sq mi
Coordinates
34.9854° N, 80.5495° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Piedmont
Drains to
Great Pee Dee River → Atlantic Ocean
Airport
Charlotte/Monroe Exec (EQY) 683 ft
ZIP codes 3
28079 28110 28112
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Stallings680 ft
  2. Lake Park650 ft
  3. Indian Trail640 ft
  4. Hemby Bridge630 ft
  5. Mineral Springs620 ft
  6. Monroe610 ft
  7. Wesley Chapel600 ft
  8. Unionville570 ft
  9. Wingate570 ft
  10. Marshville550 ft
  11. Fairview530 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Red Hill, Union County710 ft
  • Polk Mountain660 ft
  • Rebel Hill610 ft
  • Becky Hill470 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census city limits (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.