Monroe, Georgia | |
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![]() Walton County Courthouse, Monroe GA | |
![]() Location in Walton County and the state of Georgia | |
Location of Monroe in Georgia | |
Coordinates: 33°47′36″N 83°42′39″W / 33.79333°N 83.71083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Walton |
Government | |
• Mayor | John Howard[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 15.86 sq mi (41.08 km2) |
• Land | 15.65 sq mi (40.53 km2) |
• Water | 0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2) |
Elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,928 |
• Density | 953.93/sq mi (368.31/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 30655-30656 |
Area code | 470/678/770 |
FIPS code | 13-52192[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 0356398[4] |
Website | http://www.monroega.com/ |
Monroe is a city and the county seat of Walton County, Georgia, United States.[5] It is located both one hour east of Atlanta via US 78 and GA 138 to I-20 and east of Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport and is one of the exurban cities in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The population was 14,928 at the 2020 U.S. census.[6]