Roanoke Rapids

Roanoke Rapids is a city in , , United States. The population was 15,229 at the 2020 census and is the largest community in Halifax County.
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  • Type: City with 14,300 residents
  • Description: city in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States
  • Also known as: Great Falls”, “Roanoke Rapids, NC”, and “Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
  • Postal code: 27870

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Rosemary.

Village
is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 2,836 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Roanoke Rapids

Latitude
36.4558° or 36° 27′ 21″ north
Longitude
-77.6574° or 77° 39′ 27″ west
Population
14,300
Elevation
157 feet (48 metres)
IATA airport code
RZZ
United Nations Location Code
US RZZ
Open location code
8784F84V+83
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158556483
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
4488232
Wiki­data ID
Q2028322
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Roanoke Rapids” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: رونوك رابيدز (كارولاينا الشمالية)
  • Arabic: رونوك رابيدز
  • Basque: Roanoke Rapids
  • Bulgarian: Роаноук Рапидс
  • Catalan: Roanoke Rapids
  • Cebuano: Roanoke Rapids
  • Chechen: Роенок-Рапидс
  • Chinese: Roanoke Rapids
  • Chinese: 罗诺克·拉皮兹市
  • Chinese: 罗阿诺克拉皮兹
  • Chinese: 羅阿諾克拉皮茲
  • Danish: Roanoke Rapids
  • Dutch: Roanoke Rapids
  • Egyptian Arabic: رونوك رابيدز
  • Finnish: Roanoke Rapids
  • French: Roanoke Rapids
  • German: Roanoke Rapids
  • Gilaki: رونوک رپيدز (کلسيايي کارؤلینا)
  • Gilaki: رونوک رپيدز
  • Haitian: Roanoke Rapids, Kawolin dinò
  • Haitian: Roanoke Rapids
  • Hebrew: רונוק ראפיד
  • Irish: Roanoke Rapids
  • Italian: Roanoke Rapids
  • Japanese: ロアノークラピッズ
  • Korean: 로어노크 래피즈
  • Korean: 로어노크래피즈
  • Ladin: Roanoke Rapids
  • Malagasy: Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
  • Malagasy: Roanoke Rapids
  • Min Nan Chinese: Roanoke Rapids
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Roanoke Rapids
  • Persian: روئنوک رپیدز
  • Persian: روونووک رپید، کارولینای شمالی
  • Persian: روونووک رپید
  • Polish: Roanoke Rapids
  • Portuguese: Roanoke Rapids
  • Russian: Роанок-Рапидс
  • Serbian: Роунок Рапидс
  • Serbo-Croatian: Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
  • Serbo-Croatian: Roanoke Rapids
  • South Azerbaijani: روئنوک رپیدز، قوزئی کارولینا
  • Spanish: Roanoke Rapids (Carolina del Norte)
  • Spanish: Roanoke Rapids
  • Swedish: Roanoke Rapids
  • Tatar: Роенок-Рапидс
  • Turkish: Roanoke Rapids, Kuzey Karolina
  • Turkish: Roanoke Rapids
  • Ukrainian: Роенок-Рапідс
  • Urdu: روانوک ریپڈس، شمالی کیرولائنا
  • Uzbek: Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
  • Uzbek: Roanoke Rapids
  • Uzbek: Роаноке Рапидс
  • Volapük: Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
  • Volapük: Roanoke Rapids
  • Waray (Philippines): Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
  • Waray (Philippines): Roanoke Rapids
  • Welsh: Roanoke Rapids, Gogledd Carolina
  • Welsh: Roanoke Rapids

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