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Rolla
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city in and county seat of Phelps County, Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- County
- Phelps
- Total
- 12.15 sq mi (31.47 km )
- Land
- 12.13 sq mi (31.41 km )
- Water
- 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km )
- Elevation
- 1,099 ft (335 m)
- Estimate 2026
- 21,029
- Density
- 1,644.3/sq mi (634.86/km )
- Demonym
- Rollan
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Zip codes
- 65401, 65402, 65409
- Fips code
- 29-62912
- Website
- rollacity.org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county seat
- Official name
- Rolla
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Phelps County
- Population
- 19943
- Area
- 30.69844
- Elevation
- 342
- Capital of
- Phelps County
- Official website
- www.rollacity.org
- Image
- Old Phelps County Courthouse.JPG
- Households
- 8470
- Dialing code
- 573
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- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Rolla, Missouri
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Rolla, Missouri
- twinned administrative body
- Sondershausen
- Commons category
- Rolla, Missouri
- topic's main category
- Category:Rolla, Missouri
- Commons gallery
- Rolla, Missouri
- inception
- 1844-00-00
- native label
- Rolla
- postal code
- 65409
- water as percent of area
- 0.1668
- per capita income
- 22168
- P12749
- Dueville
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Encyclopedic overview
Rolla (/ˈrɒlə/ ) is a city in and the county seat of Phelps County, Missouri, United States. Its population in the 2020 United States Census was 19,943. It is approximately midway between St. Louis and Springfield along I-44. Its micropolitan statistical area consists of Phelps County, Missouri. Nearby is an inactive township (Rolla Township).
It is the home of the Missouri University of Science and Technology, well known for its many engineering departments and computer science department.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rolla” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.