Map of Rocky Mount, United States

Rocky Mount is a city in North Carolina, United States, with a population of about 55,806. It lies at 35.9382°N, 77.7905°W, about 30 m above sea level. Rocky Mount is about 335 km (208 mi) south of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Wilson, 27 km to the southwest.

Rocky Mount at a glance

Where is Rocky Mount?

• The 16th largest city in North Carolina on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 43 min on the shortest day to 14 h 36 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Rocky Mount

• Wilson — 27 km southwest
• Greenville — 53 km southeast
• Goldsboro — 64 km south
• Wake Forest — 65 km west
• Raleigh — 79 km west
• Cary — 91 km west
• Apex — 98 km west
• Durham — 100 km west
• Jacksonville — 136 km south
• Suffolk — 139 km northeast

Largest cities in North Carolina

• Charlotte — 911,311
• Raleigh — 482,295
• Greensboro — 285,342
• Durham — 257,636
• Winston-Salem — 241,218
• Fayetteville — 201,963
• Cary — 159,769
• Wilmington — 115,933
• High Point — 110,268
• Asheville — 95,056

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.