| Official Name: | Purnell |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wake |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 143 |
| Elevation Ft: | 469 |
| Coordinates: | 36.0122°N -78.5533°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 27587 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1024240 |
Purnell is an unincorporated community in Wake County, North Carolina, United States, located 4miles northwest of Wake Forest.
Purnell and Bud Smith Roads are at the center of the community.
Nearby neighborhoods are Kensington Manor, Crenshaw Manor, Galloway, and Hillcrest Farms.