Whitsett is a town in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States.

[5] The Daniel P. Foust House, Foust-Carpenter and Dean Dick Farms, Holly Gate, Low House, William Rankin and Elizabeth Wharton Smith House, Wadsworth Congregational Church, and Whitsett Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the town was 93.29% White, 5.98% African American, 0.15% Asian, and 0.58% from two or more races.

20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.