Welcome to Bridgeton ...

The town of Bridgeton is located in Craven County<1>.

The location of Bridgeton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bridgeton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bridgeton has a population of 446 people<3> (see below for details).

Bridgeton is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: Bridgeton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Bridgeton: (252)

Websites for Bridgeton ...

Official Website: www.bridgetonnc.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bridgeton had an population of 446 people. This is a decrease of 1.76% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 35.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bridgeton had a population of 454 people. This makes Bridgeton the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 454 people, the population of Bridgeton increased 38.41% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 328 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bridgeton.

Communities Also Named Bridgeton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Bridgeton - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bridgeton.

Communities near Bridgeton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bridgeton.

• Havelock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
  • Havelock is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
• Trent Woods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
  • Trent Woods is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
• River Bend
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
  • River Bend is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
• Bayboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
  • Bayboro is located in Pamlico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayboro <5>
• Vanceboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceboro
  • Vanceboro is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceboro <5>
• Maysville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <5>
• Alliance
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alliance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Alliance is located in Pamlico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <5>
• Grantsboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsboro
  • Grantsboro is located in Pamlico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsboro <5>
• Arapahoe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arapahoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapahoe
  • Arapahoe is located in Pamlico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arapahoe <5>
• Aurora
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bridgeton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bridgeton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bridgeton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bridgeton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bridgeton. See our Newspapers Page for Bridgeton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bridgeton ...

Looking for more information about Bridgeton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bridgeton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bridgeton.

Adding Bridgeton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bridgeton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bridgeton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bridgeton post office opened in 1908.

We also found Bridgeton on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for North Carolina (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bridgeton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bridgeton: www.bridgetonnc.com/

The official website for Craven County: www.co.craven.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/