Westport is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States.

Westport is located in the northeast corner of Lincoln County along several coves on the western shore of Lake Norman, a reservoir on the Catawba River.

North Carolina Highway 16 Business forms the western edge of the Westport CDP.

[5] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,705 people, 1,586 households, and 1,321 families residing in the CDP.

12.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.