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Welcome to Roland Park ...

Roland Park is near sea level<1>.

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

Area Codes for Roland Park: 757 & 948<2>

Communities Also Named Roland Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Roland Park - they are located in Maryland, New Hampshire and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Roland Park ...

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

  • Virginia Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Chesapeake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Newport News
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hampton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Portsmouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Poquoson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • New Town ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Town is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
  • Westview Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Westview Village is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Village
  • Aragona Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Aragona Village is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
  • Kempsville Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kempsville Gardens is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville Gardens

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roland Park ...

Looking for more information about Roland Park? 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 Roland Park, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Roland Park.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roland Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>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 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Roland Park area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Roland Park area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.