Wentworth, North Carolina

Wentworth, North Carolina
Town
Center of Wentworth, with the former jail at left and the former county courthouse at right
Center of Wentworth, with the former jail at left and the former county courthouse at right
Official seal of Wentworth, North Carolina
Seal
Location of Wentworth, North Carolina
Location of Wentworth, North Carolina
Coordinates: 36°23′29″N 79°45′04″W / 36.39139°N 79.75111°W / 36.39139; -79.75111
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRockingham
Named forCharles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Area
[1]
 • Total14.26 sq mi (36.93 km2)
 • Land14.19 sq mi (36.76 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2)
Elevation
[2]
883 ft (269 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,662
 • Density187.57/sq mi (72.42/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
27375
Area code336
FIPS code37-71900[3]
GNIS feature ID2406858[2]
Websitewww.townofwentworth.com

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. On May 6, 2022, an EF-1 Tornado hit Wentworth. The storm traveled as a supercell with crazy structure from the Pilot Mountain, North Carolina, and Pinnacle, North Carolina, area across central Stokes County and into Rockingham County. It took out trees, damaged homes, and blocked roads before it lifted off southwest of Reidsville.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wentworth, North Carolina
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ^ Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved 9 July 2022. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)