ZIP code · Roanoke Rapids · North Carolina · United States

ZIP code 27870 — Roanoke Rapids

ZIP code 27870 serves Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.

Postal code
27870
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Roanoke Rapids
County
Halifax FIPS 37083
State
North Carolina
Country
United States
Coordinates
36.4461, -77.6731 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
24,778 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
380 / sq mi
Land area
65.2 sq mi (168.8 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$48,994
Per-capita income
$27,560
Median age
41.1
Households
10,225
Housing units
11,578
Median home value
$117,300
Median gross rent
$835 / month
Congressional district
NC-1 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
8a (10 to 15 °F)
Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
Time zone
America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
Area code
252
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 90°F), coldest Jan (avg low 32°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F515462717886908782726254
Avg low °F323440485866706862514135

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: ROANOKE RAPIDS AP (2.1 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 27870

Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology

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