Kenansville, North Carolina

About Kenansville

Kenansville is a tiny community in southeastern North Carolina counting 773 people who proudly call it home.

Kenansville holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 2.12 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 365 residents per square mile.

📰 Kenansville News Today

• Robert Ray Hebert serenitync.com · Apr 21
• Brush fire burns approximately 80 acres near Kenansville WCTI · Jun 3
• “It was horrifying”: Structure heavily damaged in Kenansville fire WITN · Dec 30
• Kenansville Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 26
• John C White Jr. Obituary (2026) - Kenansville, NC - Tyndall Funeral Home - Mount Olive Legacy obituary · Jul 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Kenansville Unique

• The only place in America named Kenansville — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern North Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of North Carolina — one of 776 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Kenansville

• Granny’s Kitchen
• The Country Squire — steak house
• Tokyo Sunrise

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Cowan Museum of History and Science · Museum
• Liberty Hall · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Kenansville

• Kenansville Municipal Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Kenansville

• Duplin Early College High
• Kenansville Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Vidant Duplin Hospital ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Kenansville

🏘️ Nearby Communities