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Roper North Carolina Map

Explore Roper, North Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Roper, North Carolina

How to Use This Roper, North Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Roper, North Carolina. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of North Carolina or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Roper.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Roper
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Washington County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	35.87794
Longitude	-76.615218
Population	485
Density	218.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	27970
Area Code	919, 984
County Seat	Plymouth
School District	Washington County Schools

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About Roper, North Carolina

Roper is a locality in Washington County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 485. The population density is 218.8 people per km². Roper is located at 35.8779°N, 76.6152°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Roper is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 27970.

Roper claims a low, level expanse of eastern soil where the damp breath of the Atlantic Ocean carries the salt of the coast four miles inland to mingle with the humid air of the fields. It lies 35.2 miles southwest of Elizabeth City, NC (from Elizabeth City, NC: bearing 215°T), and is situated 7.5 miles east of Plymouth. Kendrick Creek carves a dark, deliberate path through the landscape, its slow-moving waters providing a reflective mirror for the cypress trees and the heavy, shifting sky. To the west, the subtle rise of Dogwood Ridge remains a distant, hazy silhouette, barely breaking the horizon line against the flat, verdant horizon. The light at dusk here possesses a particular density, turning the fields into pools of deep amber and violet that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has retreated.

Roper maintains a quiet tether to the traditions of agriculture and the harvesting of the land, a practice that has defined the rhythm of labor for generations. The proximity of the Roanoke River Preserve offers a sanctuary for the local fauna, preserving a wilder, untamed character that contrasts with the orderly rows of nearby farmland. While the quietude of the surroundings might suggest a stillness of time, the economy remains tied to the movement of goods and the cultivation of the earth, echoing the industrious spirit of those who first cleared these marshy margins. Further afield, the deeper waters of Phelps Lake and the distant, lonely expanse of Louse Island serve as quiet landmarks for those who navigate the local geography, grounding the daily experience of Roper in a landscape that values the steady, persistent work of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Roanoke River Preserve (Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 321° NW
Roanoke River Delta Islands (Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 321° NW
Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.4 mi, 301° NW · 43k acres
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 6.6 mi, 270° W
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.2 mi, 139° SE · 230k acres
Brick House Landing (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 265° W
Bear-ology (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 264° W
Pettigrew State Park (State Park) — 8.3 mi, 139° SE
Lake Phelps State Lake (State Park) — 8.3 mi, 139° SE
Moccasin Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.4 mi, 120° SE
Van Swamp Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 221° SW
Lantern Acres Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 12.8 mi, 099° E
Red Wolf Center (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 085° E
Indian Woods (Monument) — 22.1 mi, 279° W
Perquimans County History Museum (Museum) — 23.0 mi, 021° N
Perquimans Arts League (Arts Centre) — 23.1 mi, 021° N
Belhaven Memorial Museum (Museum) — 23.4 mi, 181° S
Chowan High School (Monument) — 24.6 mi, 355° N
Emily and Richardson Preyer Buckridge Coastal Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 26.1 mi, 114° SE
Gull Rock Game Land (Marine Protected Area) — 29.2 mi, 132° SE
North Carolina Historic Bath (Museum) — 29.8 mi, 202° S
Extreme Action Park (Attraction) — 35.4 mi, 227° SW
Mattie Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 36.4 mi, 154° SE
Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 36.4 mi, 162° S · 8,920 acres
Regal Greenville Grande (Cinema) — 49.0 mi, 245° SW
105mm (Attraction) — 49.2 mi, 049° NE
Lost Colony House (Attraction) — 50.8 mi, 085° E
Blount-Bridgers House (Gallery) — 51.6 mi, 272° W
Parkhill Cinema 3 (Cinema) — 53.1 mi, 272° W
The Mother Vine (Attraction) — 53.1 mi, 086° E

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