Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina | |
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 Roanoke Avenue | |
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 Location of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 36°26′43″N 77°38′57″W / 36.44528°N 77.64917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Halifax |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.95 sq mi (25.77 km2) |
| • Land | 9.91 sq mi (25.67 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
| Elevation | 138 ft (42 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 15,229 |
| • Density | 1,536.27/sq mi (593.16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 27870 |
| Area code | 252 |
| FIPS code | 37-56900[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404628[2] |
| Website | www |
Roanoke Rapids (/ˈroʊəˌnoʊk/) is a city in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 15,754 at the 2010 census.[4] It is the principal city of the Roanoke Rapids Micropolitan Statistical Area, and is also an anchor city of the Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids CSA, with a total population of 297,726 as of 2018.[5]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Roanoke Rapids city, North Carolina". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018 - United States -- Combined Statistical Area; and for Puerto Rico". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2019.