Dismal Township is a township in Sampson County, North Carolina, United States.
Dismal Township is one of 19 townships within Sampson County. It is in total area. The township is located in northwestern Sampson County.
In 2022, the estimated population of the township was 3,380.
Communities within Dismal Township include Clement. The primary highway in the township is U.S. Route 13, which leads west to Eastover, in adjacent Cumberland County. The township is bordered to the north by Mingo Township, to the east by Herring Township and Honeycutt Township, to the south by Little Coharie Township, and to the west by the South River.