Summary for New Bern

About New Bern (Click for our profile page)

Located in: Craven County (see below)

Time Zone: New Bern lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Code: (252)

Elevation: Near sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for New Bern)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	30,023 (1.69% increase since 2010)
2010:	29,524 (27.65% increase since 2000)
2000:	23,128

Total Area:<3> 29.68 sq. miles [76.9 km²] - of which 4.87% is water (1.45 sq. miles [3.7 km²])

Housing Units:<4> 14,471

Official Website: www.ci.new-bern.nc.us/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for New Bern:

Lat: 35.096400° (or 35°5'47" N)

Lon: -77.071900° (or -77°4'18" W)

USGS Topo Map: New Bern<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for New Bern

GNIS ID: 2404358

FIPS State / Place Code: 37 / 46340

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for New Bern)

About Craven County

The city of New Bern is the County Seat for Craven County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Craven)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	102,031 (1.42% decrease since 2010)
2010	103,505 (13.2% increase since 2000)
2000:	91,436

Total Area: 774 sq. miles [2,005.1 km²] - of which 8.42% is water (65.2 sq. miles [168.9 km²])

Housing Units: 45,002

Official Website: www.co.craven.nc.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Craven

GNIS ID: 1026123

FIPS State / County Code: 37 / 049

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for New Bern)

About North Carolina

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	10,501,384 (10.13% increase since 2010)
2010:	9,535,483 (18.46% increase since 2000)
2000:	8,049,313

Websites for State of North Carolina

Official Website: https://www.nc.gov/

Tourism: https://www.visitnc.com/

Parks: https://www.ncparks.gov/

Fishing & Hunting: https://www.ncwildlife.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of North Carolina

GNIS ID: 1027616

FIPS State: 37

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for New Bern)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for New Bern: www.ci.new-bern.nc.us/

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Bern - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of New Bern. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of New Bern, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes New Bern.