Roanoke city, Virginia
County seat: Roanoke · Population 99,111 (2025) · 43 sq mi
Roanoke city is the 20th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 99,111 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Roanoke. It is part of the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (PD 5) region, one of the 21 Planning District Commissions of Virginia. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 2 neighboring counties.
Roanoke city facts
- County seat
- Roanoke
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 99,111 −0.9% since 2020
- Land area
- 43 sq mi 104th largest of 133
- Water area
- 0 sq mi
- Population density
- 2,331 per sq mi
- Named after
- Roanoke River river in Virginia and North Carolina, United States
- Largest city
- Roanoke 99,111
- Median household income
- $55,378
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 11
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51770
Cities and towns in Roanoke city
Roanoke city has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Roanoke city; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke (county seat) | City | 99,111 |
ZIP codes in Roanoke city
11 ZIP codes reach into Roanoke city. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 24011
- 24012 also Botetourt and Roanoke counties
- 24013
- 24014 also Roanoke County
- 24015 also Roanoke County
- 24016
- 24017
- 24018 also Roanoke County
- 24019 also Roanoke and Botetourt counties
- 24022
- 24179 also Bedford and Roanoke counties
Population of Roanoke city, 2020–2025
Roanoke city shrank by 906 people (−0.9%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 823 more deaths than births and a net loss of 72 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 99,903 |
| 2021 | 98,767 |
| 2022 | 97,922 |
| 2023 | 97,741 |
| 2024 | 98,690 |
| 2025 | 99,111 |
Neighboring counties
- Roanoke County west · 97,150 people
- Salem city west · 25,816 people
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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