Roanoke, Virginia

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The city of Roanoke is 280 feet [85.34 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Communities that are also named Roanoke can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Roanoke had a population of 94,911 people^<3> (or 100.11% of the total population of Roanoke City). The population of Roanoke represented 1.34% of the total of Virginia, making it the state's 10th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Roanoke had a population of 92,967 people. This is a decrease of 2.05% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Roanoke.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Apple Tree Village	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Boones Mill	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	291	2.11% increase
	Cave Spring	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Fincastle	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	353	1.67% decrease
	Hollins	N	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	New Castle	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	169	5.59% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Roanoke.

Websites for Roanoke

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The Commemorative Quarter for Virginia<5>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Roanoke. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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