Welcome to Roper ...

The town of Roper is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Roper has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roper, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Roper has a population of 542 people<3> (see below for details).

Roper is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: Roper lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Roper lies within the (252) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Roper had an population of 542 people. This is a decrease of 11.29% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Roper had a population of 611 people. This makes Roper the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 611 people, the population of Roper has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 613 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Roper.

Communities Also Named Roper ...

While we believe that this Roper is located in Washington County, we know of another 2 North Carolina communities named Roper. Those communities are located in the following counties: Anson and Beaufort County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 8 communities that are also named Roper - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Utah and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Roper.

Communities near Roper ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Roper.

• Edenton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenton
  • Edenton is located in Chowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edenton <5>
• Plymouth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <5>
• Jamesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
  • Jamesville is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamesville <5>
• Creswell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
  • Creswell is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creswell <5>
• Pine Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
• Skinnersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
  • Skinnersville is located in Washington County
• Avoca
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Avoca is located in Bertie County
• Pea Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Pea Ridge is located in Washington County
• Dardens
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
  • Dardens is located in Martin County
• Wenona
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
  • Wenona is located in Washington County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Roper. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roper.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Roper. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roper.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Roper. See our Newspapers Page for Roper.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roper ...

Looking for more information about Roper? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Roper, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Roper.

Adding Roper to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roper in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Roper was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Roper post office opened in 1889.

We also found Roper in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roper.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Roper. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.washingtoncountygov.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/