Wentworth, North Carolina

About Wentworth

Wentworth, NC is a small town located in northern North Carolina, home to 2,748 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Wentworth holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 14.19 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 194 residents per square mile.

📰 Wentworth News Today

• 'Why didn't you stop?': Family of Reidsville man killed in hit-and-run pleads for answers wfmynews2.com · Jun 24
• Rockingham Community College — Wentworth, North Carolina | Nursing School Profile allnurses · May 16
• Schedule - Rockingham County Cougars (Wentworth, NC) Basketball 26-27 MaxPreps · Jul 29
• Election Results | Rockingham County 2025 race results WXII · Nov 4
• Charles Richard Ratliff, II Obituary Mar 3, 2026 Fair Funeral Home and Cremations · Mar 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Wentworth Unique

• Positioned in northern North Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of North Carolina — one of 776 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Museum and Archives of Rockingham County · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Wentworth

• Dan River Gameland · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Historical Village at Rockingham Community College reviews ★
• Rockingham County Veterans Park reviews ★
• Wentworth Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Wentworth

• Rockingham Co Early College High

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Wentworth

🏘️ Nearby Communities