Welcome to Westport ...

Westport is located in Lincoln County<1>.

Westport is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Westport lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Westport: 704 & 980<3>

Communities Also Named Westport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Westport - they are located in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Westport.

Communities near Westport ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Westport.

Huntersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntersville <4>
Kannapolis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,007 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kannapolis <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kannapolis
- From Westport to Kannapolis
Mooresville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresville is located in Iredell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,962 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooresville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mooresville
- From Westport to Mooresville
Cornelius
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cornelius is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelius <4>
Mount Holly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Holly is located in Gaston County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <4>
Newton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Catawba County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,224 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Newton
- From Westport to Newton
Davidson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Davidson is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,203 people
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Belmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Gaston County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,622 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Belmont
- From Westport to Belmont
Lincolnton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lincolnton
- From Westport to Lincolnton
Conover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Conover is located in Catawba County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,573 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conover <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Westport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Westport.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Westport. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westport.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Westport. See our Newspapers Page for Westport.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westport ...

Looking for more information about Westport? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Westport, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Westport.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Westport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Westport area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Westport area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.