Welcome to Rochdale ...

Rochdale is located in Pitt County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Rochdale

The location of Rochdale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rochdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Rochdale is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rochdale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Rochdale: 252

Communities Also Named Rochdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Rochdale - they are located in Massachusetts, Mississippi and New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rochdale.

Communities near Rochdale ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rochdale.

• Greenville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Winterville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
  • Winterville is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterville <4>
• Ayden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayden
  • Ayden is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayden <4>
• Farmville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Farmville is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
• Grifton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grifton
  • Grifton is located in Lenoir County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grifton <4>
• Princeville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
  • Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
• Bethel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Bethel is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <4>
• Snow Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snow Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Snow Hill is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <4>
• Pinetops
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetops
  • Pinetops is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinetops <4>
• Stantonsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonsburg
  • Stantonsburg is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stantonsburg <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rochdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rochdale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rochdale. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rochdale.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rochdale. See our Newspapers Page for Rochdale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rochdale ...

Looking for more information about Rochdale? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rochdale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rochdale.

Adding Rochdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rochdale in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rochdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rochdale post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rochdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rochdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pitt County: www.co.pitt.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/