Roanoke Rapids

Roanoke Rapids

Roanoke Rapids has a population of 16,957 at the 2000 census. The town is located at the beginning of the North Carolina Piedmont, on the Roanoke River at the fall line. The seven-mile-long Roanoke Rapids Canal trail starts at the Roanoke dam and ends roughly a mile after passing the historic aqueduct.

  • Canal Museum & Trail…………………………………..(252) 537-2769
  • City Manager/Clerk’s Office……………………..……(252) 533-2840
  • Finance Department…………………………….………(252) 533-2841
  • Fire Department (Non-Emergency)………………….(252) 533-2880
  • Human Resources………………………………….…...(252)533-2845
  • Jo Story Senior Center………………………………….(252) 533-2849
  • Planning Dept & Code Enforcement………………...(252) 533-2844
  • Police Department (Non-Emergency)………………(252) 533-2810
  • Public Works Department (Trash Pickup) ………..(252) 533-2846
  • Roanoke Rapids Library………………………………(252) 533-2890
  • Roanoke Rapids Tax Office………………………….(252) 533-2842

Contact Information

  • 1040 Roanoke Avenue
    Roanoke Rapids, 27870
  • Phone: (252) 533-2800
  • Fax: (252) 533-2809

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