Roxboro, North Carolina | |
|---|---|
 Main Street Uptown | |
 Seal | |
| Motto: "Progress Is Our Business" | |
 Location of Roxboro, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 36°23′13″N 78°58′52″W / 36.38694°N 78.98111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Person |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Merilyn P. Newell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.03 sq mi (18.49 km2) |
| • Land | 7.03 sq mi (18.47 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 715 ft (218 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 8,134 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 8,212 |
| • Density | 1,156.90/sq mi (440.28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 27573, 27574 |
| Area code(s) | 336, 743, *919 *small portion near Granville Co. |
| FIPS code | 37-58160[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404652[2] |
| Major airport | RDU |
| Website | www |
Roxboro is a city and the county seat of Person County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 8,134 at the 2020 census. The city is 30 miles (48 km) north of Durham and is a part of the four-county Durham–Chapel Hill Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 649,903 as of the 2020 Census. The Durham–Chapel Hill MSA is a part of the larger Raleigh–Durham–Cary Combined Statistical Area, which has a population of 2,043,867 as of the 2020 Census.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roxboro, North Carolina
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.