Rocky Mount
city in Edgecombe and Nash counties in the coastal plain region North Carolina, United States
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Summary
Rocky Mount is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,830 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Edgecombe County[3], Nash County[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Head of government: Sandy Roberson[6]
- Instance of: city in North Carolina[7]
- Postal code: 27801[8], 27802[9], 27803[10], 27804[11], 27815[12]
- Commons category: Rocky Mount, North Carolina[13]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[14]
- Local dialing code: 252[15]
- Inception: 1816[16]
- Official website: http://www.rockymountnc.gov[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rocky Mount, North Carolina[18]
- Population: 58,968[19], 57,477[20], 54,341[21]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Rocky Mount, North Carolina[22]
- Official name: Rocky Mount[23]
- Category for people born here: Q18123103[24]
- Number of households: 22,475[25]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Rocky Mount, North Carolina[26]
- Elevation above sea level: 31 m[27]
- Area: 114.244375 m²[28], 113.96951 km²[29]
- Water as percent of area: 0.4912 percent[30]
- Territory overlaps: Rocky Mount urban area[31]
- Located in the statistical territorial entity: Rocky Mount metropolitan area[32]
- Per capita income: 24,544 US dollars[33]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Rocky Mount include it-Wilson Regional Airport[34], an airport[35], in United States[36].
Why It Matters
Rocky Mount has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for it include it-Wilson Regional Airport[34], an airport[35], in United States[36].