WhitsettNC
A town of 606, settled in 1895.
Is Whitsett a good place to live?
Whitsett’s median age is 56.5 years, where North Carolina’s towns sit at 40.1 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Among 291 North Carolina towns, just 7 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Whitsett. Whitsett has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Holly Gate and Whitsett Historic District. Whitsett has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
606 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Whitsett: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Whitsett, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Whitsett.
Most of Whitsett’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Whitsett for work: only 1% work in town. At 32 minutes, Whitsett’s average trip to work is above both the North Carolina town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 2.8% of Whitsett residents live below the poverty line.
| Whitsett | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $83,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Whitsett has mild winters and hot summers
Whitsett has mild winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 30° and about 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Whitsett faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Whitsett is
Whitsett beats the North Carolina average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 29% of adults feel lonely in Whitsett.
| Whitsett | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 24% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Whitsett | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.9% | 15.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.5% | 8.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical home in Whitsett is valued at about $321K
The typical Whitsett home is worth about $321,000, up 1% in a year, close to the North Carolina typical home.
| Whitsett | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,167 a month | $1,085 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Springwood Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Kenan Memorial Stadium and 28 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Whitsett. Close and well known come first.
32 mi Stadium & arenaKenan Memorial Stadium
33 mi Zoo & aquariumNorth Carolina Zoo700K visitors a year
38 mi Stadium & arenaAllegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
38 mi MuseumOld Salem3 mi MuseumPalmer Memorial Institute
32 mi Stadium & arenaDean Smith CenterPhoto credits
Kenan Memorial Stadium: Yeungb, CC BY 3.0 · North Carolina Zoo: Diane Villa, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium: BobHWS, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Salem: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dean Smith Center: No machine-readable author provided. Snargle~commonswiki assumed (based on copyr, Public domain
Everything we know about Whitsett
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Whitsett
About 5 of every 100 Whitsett residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Carolina.
99% of working residents leave Whitsett for work
Where Whitsett’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Whitsett
Town in North Carolina, United States
Whitsett is a town in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 584 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 2.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 686 ft
- ZIP code
- 27377
- Area code
- 336
Questions about Whitsett
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Whitsett, NC a good place to live?
Whitsett has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.