Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Roanoke Avenue
Roanoke Avenue
Official seal of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Location of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Location of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Coordinates: 36°26′43″N 77°38′57″W / 36.44528°N 77.64917°W / 36.44528; -77.64917
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyHalifax
Area
 • Total9.95 sq mi (25.77 km2)
 • Land9.91 sq mi (25.67 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation138 ft (42 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total15,229
 • Density1,536.27/sq mi (593.16/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
27870
Area code252
FIPS code37-56900[3]
GNIS feature ID2404628[2]
Websitewww.roanokerapidsnc.com

Roanoke Rapids (/ˈrəˌnk/) 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]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.