Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina | |
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Roanoke Avenue | |
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 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404628 |
| Website | www |
Roanoke Rapids (/ˈroʊəˌnoʊk/) is a city in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 15,229 at the 2020 census and is the largest community in Halifax County. 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.