West Smithfield is an unincorporated community and former census-designated place and is now a district of Smithfield, North Carolina in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. The population was last recorded separately from Smithfield in 2000, when 59 people resided in the CDP.
Geography
West Smithfield is located in central Johnston County at (35.539359, -78.376710), in the northwestern part of the town of Smithfield. It is separated from the rest of Smithfield by the Neuse River. U.S. Route 70 Business passes through the neighborhood, leading southeast to the center of Smithfield and northwest to Clayton.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had an area of , all land.