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Welcome to Rolesville ...

The town of Rolesville is located in Wake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rolesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1835.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rolesville has a population of 8,503 people<2> (see below for details).

Rolesville is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Rolesville: 919 & 984<4>

The ZIP code for Rolesville: 27571<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rolesville had an population of 8,503 people. This is an increase of 124.59% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 837.49% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rolesville had a population of 3,786 people. This makes Rolesville the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Rolesville represents 0.04% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 166th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,786 people, the population of Rolesville increased 317.42% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 907 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Rolesville.

Communities near Rolesville ...

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

  • Raleigh
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wake Forest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Garner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clayton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Knightdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Wendell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Zebulon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Archer Lodge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
    • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
    • Archer
  • Creedmoor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Louisburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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 Rolesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rolesville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rolesville. 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 Rolesville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rolesville ...

Looking for more information about Rolesville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rolesville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rolesville.

Adding Rolesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rolesville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Rolesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Rolesville post office opened in 1835.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rolesville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Rolesville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rolesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Rolesville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Rolesville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Rolesville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Rolesville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/