Roanoke, Indiana

Roanoke, Indiana
Location of Roanoke in Huntington County, Indiana.
Location of Roanoke in Huntington County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 40°57′48″N 85°22′25″W / 40.96333°N 85.37361°W / 40.96333; -85.37361
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyHuntington
TownshipJackson
Area
 • Total
1.21 sq mi (3.13 km2)
 • Land1.20 sq mi (3.12 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation784 ft (239 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,762
 • Density1,464.67/sq mi (565.56/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46783
Area code260
FIPS code18-65016[3]
GNIS feature ID2396885[2]

Roanoke is a town in Jackson Township, Huntington County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,762 at the 2020 census. Roanoke is governed by a town council. Town offices include the clerk treasurer, utilities department, police department, and volunteer fire department. The town has a public elementary school. WOWO and WRNP have transmitter towers in Roanoke, along U.S. Highway 24. For many years, television station WPTA was licensed to Roanoke, though that station's studios and transmitter have always been located in nearby Fort Wayne.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roanoke, Indiana
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.