Roxboro, North Carolina

Roxboro, North Carolina
Main Street Uptown
Main Street Uptown
Official seal of Roxboro, North Carolina
Motto: 
"Progress Is Our Business"
Location of Roxboro, North Carolina
Location of Roxboro, North Carolina
Coordinates: 36°23′13″N 78°58′52″W / 36.38694°N 78.98111°W / 36.38694; -78.98111
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyPerson
Government
 • MayorMerilyn P. Newell
Area
 • Total7.03 sq mi (18.49 km2)
 • Land7.03 sq mi (18.47 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation715 ft (218 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total8,134
 • Estimate 
(2023)
8,212
 • Density1,156.90/sq mi (440.28/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
27573, 27574
Area code(s)336, 743, *919 *small portion near Granville Co.
FIPS code37-58160[3]
GNIS feature ID2404652[2]
Major airportRaleigh–Durham International Airport
Websitewww.cityofroxboro.com

Roxboro is a city and the county seat of Person County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 8,134 at the 2020 census. The city is 30 miles (48 km) north of Durham and is a part of the four-county Durham–Chapel Hill Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 649,903 as of the 2020 Census. The Durham–Chapel Hill MSA is a part of the larger Raleigh–Durham–Cary Combined Statistical Area, which has a population of 2,043,867 as of the 2020 Census.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roxboro, North Carolina
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

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