You’re In A Good Place.
Rockingham County, North Carolina is nestled in the gently rising
foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains near the metropolitan centers of
Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Raleigh, Durham, and Charlotte. This area has
abundant land and water making it a good place to live, work and play.
Rockingham County is flanked by two interstates; I-73 on the west and I-785 on the east. It's accessibility to local highways and interstates streamline access up and down the east coast and provide easy connections to the west. Centrally located on the east coast, Rockingham County is perfectly situated within a day's drive to more than 2/3 of the U.S. population.
Quick Facts:
- County Size: 572 square miles
- County Population: 93,517 (Triad Business Journal)
- County Workforce: 42,465 (approximate)
- Tax Rate: $0.5801 per $100 valuation
- County Seat: Wentworth
- Average Annual Rainfall: 46.94 in.
- Average Annual Snow: 6.61 in.
- Average Annual High Temperature: 69 F
- Average Annual Low Temperature: 48 F
Rockingham County is made up of 6 municipalities: