Kernersville, North Carolina

About Kernersville

Kernersville is a thriving city in northern North Carolina counting 28,760 people who proudly call it home.

Kernersville holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 19.14 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,503 residents per square mile.

📰 Kernersville News Today

• Kernersville police ask for public’s help in hit-and-run investigation FOX8 WGHP · Aug 17
• Judith Turner Obituary (1941 - 2026) - Kernersville, NC - Greensboro News & Record Legacy obituary · Aug 15
• Melvin "Puddin' " Swisher Obituary Aug 13, 2026 altogetherfuneral.com · Aug 13
• Rabid fox attacked 3 people near walking trail in North Carolina, officials say WBTV · May 19
• Nitrite levels spike in Kernersville water system WXII · Jul 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Kernersville Unique

• The only place in America named Kernersville — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern 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 28,760.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Kernersville

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Kernersville

• Bistro B
• Cagney's Restaurant & Pizzeria
• East Coast Wings & Grill
• Out West — steak house
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Smitty's Grille — seafood
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Abel's Grill
• C & H Cafeteria
• Country Deli & Sandwich Shop — sandwich

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Game On · Arcade
• Körner's Folly · Museum
• Kernersville Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Kernersville

• Kernersville Mountain Bike Park reviews ★
• Triad Park reviews ★
• Calebs Creek Community Center reviews ★
• Century Lake Park reviews ★
• Civitan Fitness Park reviews ★
• Etta Lea & Lawrence Pope Memorial Park reviews ★
• Founders Park reviews ★
• Fourth of July Park reviews ★
• Harmon Park reviews ★
• Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex reviews ★
• Kernersville Lake Park reviews ★
• Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Kernersville

• Caleb's Creek Elementary
• Cash Elementary
• Colfax Elementary
• East Forsyth High
• East Forsyth Middle School
• Kernersville Elementary
• Kernersville Middle
• NC Leadership Charter Academy
• Piney Grove Elementary
• Robert B Glenn High School
• Sedge Garden Elementary
• Southeast Middle
• Union Cross Traditional Acad

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Kernersville

🏘️ Nearby Communities