About Kinston
Kinston is a close-knit town in eastern North Carolina counting 19,519 people who proudly call it home.
Kinston holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 18.28 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,068 residents per square mile.
📰 Kinston News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Kinston Unique
- Positioned in eastern 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
- Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 19,519.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Kinston
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Caswell Number 1 Fire Station Museum · Museum
- CSS Neuse II · Museum
- CSS Neuse Interpretative Center · Museum
- Caswell Memorial · Museum
- Ellis Planetarium · Museum
- G I Joe Military Museum-Salute · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Kinston
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Kinston
- Banks Elementary
- Children's Village Academy
- Contentnea-Savannah School
- Kinston High
- Lenoir County Early College High
- Lenoir County Learning Academy
- Moss Hill Elementary
- Northeast Elementary
- Northwest Elementary
- Rochelle Middle
- Southeast Elementary
- Southwood Elementary
- Woodington Middle
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Unc Lenoir Health Care ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.