Rocky Mount metropolitan area
Twin Counties | |
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| Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area | |
Rocky Mount Metropolitan Statistical Area
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| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Principal cities | - Rocky Mount - Tarboro - Nashville |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,046 sq mi (2,710 km2) |
| Population (2017 Census estimate) | |
| • Density | 140/sq mi (54/km2) |
| • MSA | 146,738 |
| Time zone | EST |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT |
| Area code | 252 |
The Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – Edgecombe and Nash – in eastern North Carolina, anchored by the city of Rocky Mount. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 152,392. It is commonly referred to as the Twin Counties.