Welcome to Westwood ...

Westwood is located in Randolph County<1>.

Westwood is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Westwood: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Westwood ...

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

• Greensboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Greensboro is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <4>
• Winston - Salem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Winston - Salem is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston - Salem
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winston - Salem <4>
• High Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • High Point is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Point <4>
• Thomasville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Thomasville is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <4>
• Asheboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Asheboro is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asheboro <4>
• Kernersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kernersville is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kernersville <4>
• Lexington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lexington is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Oak Ridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Oak Ridge is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <4>
• Pleasant Garden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Garden is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Garden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Garden <4>
• Midway
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Midway is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people

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.