Wingate is a town in Union County, North Carolina, United States.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2), all land.

Wingate is drained by tributaries to Richardson Creek, including Rays Fork and Meadow Branch.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,055 people, 1,002 households, and 693 families residing in the town.

The town is known mainly for Wingate University and the Jesse Helms Center, K-Ci & JoJo and Walter Collin Burleson.