Kenansville is a town in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States.

[5] The town was named for James Kenan,[6] a member of the North Carolina Senate.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Kenansville has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.5 km2), all land.

[4] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 770 people, 411 households, and 236 families residing in the town.

The Cowan Museum has artifacts from the early rural heritage of North Carolina and Duplin County.

[11] Also located in Kenansville is Liberty Hall, the early 1800s era historic home of James Kenan, after whom the town was named.