Wendell (/wɛnˈdɛl/ wen-DEL)[4] is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States.

The first newspaper was the Wendell Clarion, founded in 1911, which was succeeded by the Gold Leaf Farmer and currently the Eastern Wake News.

[7] Wendell has four buildings and two districts that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

These are the Dr. Thomas H. Avera House, Harmony Plantation, Riley Hill School, Sunnyside, Wendell Boulevard Historic District, and the Wendell Commercial Historic District:.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.2 square miles (13.5 km2), all land.

This area is known as the "Fall Line" because it marks the elevation inland at which rapids and small waterfalls begin to appear in creeks and rivers.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,793 people, 2,686 households, and 1,941 families residing in the town.

The town is home to one institution of higher learning, Southeastern Free Will Baptist College.

Downtown Wendell houses many businesses; including the Bearded Bee Brewing Company[12] and Daedong-USA, the maker of Kioti tractors.