Roanoke is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located in Southwest Virginia along the Roanoke River, in the Blue Ridge range of the greater Appalachian Mountains. Roanoke is approximately 50 miles north of the Virginia–North Carolina border and 250 miles southwest of Washington, D.C., along Interstate 81. At the 2020 census, Roanoke's population was 100,011, making it the most-populous city in Virginia west of the state capital Richmond. It is the primary population center of the Roanoke metropolitan area, which had a population of 315,251 in 2020. The Roanoke Valley was originally home to members of the Siouan-speaking Tutelo tribe. However, in the 17th and early-to-mid 18th centuries, Scotch-Irish and later German American farmers gradually drove those Native Americans out of the area as the American frontier pressed westward. In 1882, the Norfolk and Western Railway chose the small town of Big Lick as the site of its corporate headquarters and railroad shops.

Named for: Roanoke River
• Type: Council–manager
• Mayor: Sherman P. Lea Sr.
• Vice Mayor: Joseph L. Cobb
Population (2020): 100,011
• Rank: 326th in the United States, 8th in Virginia
• Urban: 217,312 (US: 177th)
• Metro: 315,251 (US: 163rd)
Demonym(s): Roanoker
Time zone: Eastern (EST) (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST): EDT (UTC−4)
ZIP Codes: 24001–24020, 24022–24038, 24040, 24042–24045, 24048, 24050, 24155, 24157, 24012
Area code(s): 540, 826
FIPS code: 51-77000
GNIS feature ID: 1499971
Website: www.roanokeva.gov
Official Website: http://www.roanokeva.gov/
Wikidata description: independent city in Virginia, United States
Wikidata id: Q501796
Wikidata label: Roanoke
Wikidata aliases: Array
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