'Roanoke Rapids' definitions:
Roanoke Rapids, NC -- U.S. city in North Carolina
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Roanoke Rapids, NC -- U.S. city in North Carolina
Population (2000) :
16957
Housing Units (2000) :
7595
Land area (2000) :
7.836687 sq. miles (20.296925 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.035582 sq. miles (0.092158 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
7.872269 sq. miles (20.389083 sq. km)
FIPS code :
56900
Located within :
North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location :
36.454528 N, 77.654822 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
27870
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.