Wentworth, North Carolina | |
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![]() Center of Wentworth, with the former jail at left and the former county courthouse at right | |
Location of Wentworth, North Carolina | |
Coordinates: 36°23′29″N 79°45′04″W / 36.39139°N 79.75111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Rockingham |
Named for | Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham |
Area | |
• Total | 14.26 sq mi (36.93 km2) |
• Land | 14.19 sq mi (36.76 km2) |
• Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2) |
Elevation | 883 ft (269 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,662 |
• Density | 187.57/sq mi (72.42/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 27375 |
Area code | 336 |
FIPS code | 37-71900[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2406858[2] |
Website | www |
Wentworth is a town in Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,646 at the 2020 census.[4] Wentworth is the county seat of Rockingham County and is part of the Greensboro-High Point metropolitan area of the Piedmont Triad.