Roanoke

For the metropolitan area, see Roanoke metropolitan area. For the unsuccessful colonization attempt, see Roanoke Colony.

Roanoke, Virginia
Independent city
Downtown Roanoke from atop Mill Mountain.
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Nickname(s): The Star City of The South or Magic City
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Coordinates: 37°16′15″N 79°56′30″W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	None (Independent city)
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• Mayor	Sherman Lea
Area
• Independent city	43 sq mi (110 km2)
• Land	43 sq mi (110 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation[1] [2]	883–1,740 ft (269–530 m)
Population (2010)
• Independent city	97,032
• Density	2,300/sq mi (870/km2)
• Metro	312,331
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP Codes	24001–24020, 24022–24038, 24040, 24042–24045, 24048, 24050, 24155, 24157
Area code(s)	540
FIPS code	51-68000[3]
GNIS feature ID	1499971[4]
Website	www.roanokeva.gov

Roanoke is an independent city in the southern U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 97,032.^[5] It is located in the Roanoke Valley of the Roanoke Region of Virginia.^[6]
Roanoke is the largest municipality in Southwest Virginia, and is the principal municipality of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which had a 2010 population of 308,707. It is composed of the independent cities of Roanoke and Salem, and Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, and Roanoke counties. Bisected by the Roanoke River, Roanoke is the commercial and cultural hub of much of Southwest Virginia and portions of Southern West Virginia.^[7][8]