Roanoke, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 40°57′48″N 85°22′25″W / 40.96333°N 85.37361°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Huntington |
Township | Jackson |
Area | |
• Total | 1.21 sq mi (3.13 km2) |
• Land | 1.20 sq mi (3.12 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
Elevation | 784 ft (239 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,762 |
• Density | 1,464.67/sq mi (565.56/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 46783 |
Area code | 260 |
FIPS code | 18-65016[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2396885[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.