Whitsett is a town in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 686 at the 2000 census. Whitsett is located at 36°4′47″N 79°34′0″W / 36.07972°N 79.566667°W / 36.07972; -79.566667 (36.079674, -79.566760). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km²), all of it land.