Downtown Roanoke

Downtown
Downtown from the Mill Mountain Star overlook
Downtown from the Mill Mountain Star overlook
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Coordinates: 37°16′19″N 79°56′21″W / 37.27194°N 79.93917°W / 37.27194; -79.93917
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CityRoanoke
Elevation
925 ft (282 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
24011
Area code540

Downtown is the central business district of Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Developed after the completion of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad in 1882, the Downtown core forms the geographic center of the city and the center of business for the Roanoke Valley and Southwest Virginia, the Roanoke City Market, the Roanoke Downtown Historic District and many other attractions and amenities.[1]

  1. ^ "City Market District Plan: Historic Context" (PDF). Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2008-08-04.