Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Rocky Mount is a city in Nash and Edgecombe counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The city's population was 54,341 as of the 2020 census, making it... Wikipedia

  • Counties:  Edgecombe, Nash
  • Founded:  March 22, 1816
  • Incorporated:  February 19, 1867
  • Named for:  Rocky mounds along the Tar River
  • • Type:  Council–Manager
  • • Mayor:  Sandy Roberson
  • • City manager:  Peter Varney
  • • Water:  0.47%
  • • Total:  54,341
  • • Estimate (2023):  54,245
  • • Urban:  63,297 (US: 432nd)
  • • Metro:  145,383 (US: 295th)
  • Time zone:  EST (UTC−5)
  • • Summer (DST):  EDT (UTC−4)
  • ZIP Codes:  27801, 27802, 27803, 27804, 27809, 27815
  • Area code(s):  252
  • FIPS code:  37-57500
  • GNIS feature ID:  2404643
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo