Welcome to Rolesville ...

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

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

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<3> (see below for details).

Rolesville is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Rolesville: (919) and (984)<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 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 (with 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
  • Raleigh is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <6>
• Wake Forest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
  • Wake Forest is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Forest <6>
• Garner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
  • Garner is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garner <6>
• Clayton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <6>
• Knightdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightdale
  • Knightdale is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightdale <6>
• Wendell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
  • Wendell is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wendell <6>
• Zebulon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
  • Zebulon is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zebulon <6>
• Archer Lodge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
  • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
  • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
  • Archer
• Creedmoor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creedmoor
  • Creedmoor is located in Granville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creedmoor <6>
• Louisburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
  • Louisburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <6>

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 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.

We also found Rolesville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rolesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wake County: www.wakegov.com/

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