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English: Locator map of Rocky Mount, North Carolina within Edgecombe and Nash Counties . This PNG graphic was created with QGIS.
Rocky Mount is a city in Nash and Edgecombe counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. [6] [7] The city's population was 54,341 as of the 2020 census, making it the 20th-most populous city in North Carolina. [8] The city is 45 mi (72 km) east of Raleigh, the state capital.
Through Nash County, NC 97 is mostly a rural road oriented east–west. After intersecting Interstate 95 (I-95), it turns to a more northeast–southwest alignment, passing Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport, and then entering the city of Rocky Mount along West Raleigh Boulevard. In the center of Rocky Mount, NC 97 turns to a north–south ...
Edgecombe County (/ ˈ ɛ dʒ k ə m / EJ-kum or / ˈ ɛ dʒ k oʊ m / EJ-kohm) [1] [2] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census , the population was 48,900. [ 3 ]
It covers many rural areas of northeastern North Carolina, among the state's most economically poor, as well as outer exurbs of urbanized Research Triangle. Some of larger towns and cities in the district include Elizabeth City, Goldsboro, Henderson, Rocky Mount, Roanoke Rapids, and Wilson. The first district is currently represented by Don Davis.
At Kenly, it leaves its close parallel of I-95, taking a route approximately 5 miles east of I-95 and passing through the center of the cities of Wilson and Rocky Mount. North of Rocky Mount it passes through several small towns, including Whitakers, Enfield, Halifax, and Weldon before passing into Virginia near Pleasant Hill. Through Rocky ...
According to the 2020 United States census, North Carolina is the 9th-most populous state with 10,439,388 inhabitants, but the 28th-largest by land area spanning 53,819 square miles (139,390 km 2) of land. [1] [2] North Carolina is divided into 100 counties and contains 551 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, or villages. [3]
NC 97 – Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport 132.27: 212.87: 132: To NC 58 / Sandy Cross Road: Rocky Mount: 137: Sunset Avenue: Interchange under construction; to be completed in Fall 2024 [28] [29] 138.32: 222.60: 138: US 64 – Nashville, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Tarboro