Roper, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 613 Housing Units (2000): 268 Land area (2000): 0.867205 sq. miles (2.246051 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.867205 sq. miles (2.246051 sq. km) FIPS code: 57740 Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37 Location: 35.875877 N, 76.614905 W ZIP Codes (1990): 27970 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Roper, NC Roper