Welcome to Westwood ...

Westwood is located in Davidson County<1>.

The location of Westwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

Westwood is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Westwood is located in the (336) area code.

Communities Also Named Westwood ...

While we believe that this Westwood is located in Davidson County, we know of another 9 North Carolina communities named Westwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cumberland, Guilford, Henderson, Iredell, Lenoir, Pitt, Randolph, Scotland and Wilson County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 81 communities that are also named Westwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (5), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan (4), Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio (5), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Quebec, South Carolina (5), Tennessee (3), Texas, Utah (2), Virginia (6) and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Westwood ...

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

• Winston - Salem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston - Salem
  • Winston - Salem is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winston - Salem <4>
• High Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • High Point is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Point <4>
• Salisbury
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <4>
• Thomasville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Thomasville is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <4>
• Clemmons
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clemmons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemmons
  • Clemmons is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clemmons <4>
• Archdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
  • Archdale is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archdale <4>
• Trinity
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Trinity is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <4>
• Mocksville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
  • Mocksville is located in Davie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mocksville <4>
• Midway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
• Spencer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <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 Westwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Westwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Westwood. 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 Westwood.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westwood ...

Looking for more information about Westwood? 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 Westwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Westwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Davidson County: www.co.davidson.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/