ZIP code · Roanoke Rapids · North Carolina · United States
ZIP code 27870 — Roanoke Rapids
ZIP code 27870 serves Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.
- Postal code
- 27870Single 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)
View on OpenStreetMap - 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
- 252Telephone 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.
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Map of ZIP code 27870
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 90°F), coldest Jan (avg low 32°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 51 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 78 | 86 | 90 | 87 | 82 | 72 | 62 | 54 |
| Avg low °F | 32 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 35 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: ROANOKE RAPIDS AP (2.1 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 27870
- 8 schools
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 1 doctors & dentists
- 6 supermarkets
- 52 restaurants & cafés
- 8 parks
- 3 playgrounds
- 3 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 28 places of worship
- 3 banks
- 15 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 10 police & fire stations
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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GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page