Roach is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in southern Camden County,

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, United States. It is located north of

U.S. Route 54 U.S. Route 54 (US 54) is an east–west United States Highway that runs northeast–southwest for from El Paso, Texas, to Griggsville, Illinois. The Union Pacific Railroad's Tucumcari Line (former Southern Pacific and Rock Island Lines "Golden S ...

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, approximately five miles west of

Camdenton Camdenton is a city in and the county seat of Camden County, Missouri, United States. Its population was 3,718 at the 2010 census. The city is enveloped by the Lower Niangua arm of the Lake of the Ozarks and serves as a popular trade point for ...

and 2.5 miles west of the Niangua River arm of the Lake of the Ozarks. The ZIP Code for Roach is 65787. The community was named after the Roach family of pioneer settlers who were hardy in nature and would not die under very harsh circumstances.

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Unincorporated communities in Camden County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{CamdenCountyMO-geo-stub