Cities within 500 miles
CLOSE TO MAJOR MARKETS
Equidistant between New York and Atlanta, the Roanoke Region is centrally located to all major cities in the eastern United States. Advance Auto, Home Shopping Network, Elizabeth Arden, Orvis, and other companies that must get their products to market are located here because of fast and cost-efficient shipping to two-thirds of the U.S. population within a day's truck drive.

Major Cities and Distance from the Roanoke Region
| City | Distance in Miles |
| Atlanta, GA | 430 |
| Baltimore, MD | 281 |
| Charlotte, NC | 194 |
| Chicago, IL | 722 |
| Detroit, MI | 588 |
| Greensboro, NC | 105 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 531 |
| Knoxville, TN | 255 |
| New York, NY | 476 |
| Norfolk, VA | 245 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 403 |
| Raleigh, NC | 156 |
| St. Louis, MO | 686 |
| Washington, D.C. | 251 |




