Kenansville, North Carolina
| Kenansville, North Carolina | |
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| Town | |
 Kenansville
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| Coordinates: 34°57′44″N 77°57′56″W / 34.96222°N 77.96556°WCoordinates: 34°57′44″N 77°57′56″W / 34.96222°N 77.96556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Duplin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.1 sq mi (5.5 km2) |
| • Land | 2.1 sq mi (5.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 125 ft (38 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 855 |
| • Density | 403/sq mi (155.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 28349 |
| Area code(s) | 910 |
| FIPS code | 37-35460 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1021026 |
| Website | kenansville |
Kenansville is a town in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 855 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Duplin County. The town was named for James Kenan, a member of the North Carolina Senate whose family home Liberty Hall Plantation is in Kenansville.
The Needham Whitfield Herring House and Kenansville Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Kenansville is located slightly west of the center of Duplin County at 34°57′44″N 77°57′56″W / 34.96222°N 77.96556°W (34.962119, -77.965658). North Carolina Highways 11 and 50 pass through the center of town, while North Carolina Highway 24 bypasses the town as a four-lane highway on the southeast. NC 24 leads southwest 5 miles (8 km) to Interstate 40 at Exit 373 and east 38 miles (61 km) to Jacksonville. NC 11 leads northeast 33 miles (53 km) to Kinston and south 18 miles (29 km) to Wallace, while NC 50 leads southeast 46 miles (74 km) to Holly Ridge and west 8 miles (13 km) to Warsaw.
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