Kempsey is a town situated in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It serves as the council seat for the Kempsey Shire and is located approximately 430 kilometres north of Sydney.
The town is positioned roughly 16.5 kilometres inland from the Pacific Ocean coast. It sits on the Macleay Valley Way near the intersection of the Pacific Highway and the North Coast railway line, which cross the Macleay River. As of June 2018, the population of Kempsey was 15,309.