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New Bern (formerly Newbern [6]) is a city in and the county seat of Craven County, North Carolina, United States.At the 2020 census, it had a population of 31,291. [7] It is located at the confluence of the Neuse and the Trent rivers, near the headwaters of Pamlico Sound on the North Carolina coast.
Its county seat is New Bern. [2] The county was created in 1705 as Archdale Precinct from the now-extinct Bath County. It was renamed Craven Precinct in 1712 and gained county status in 1739. [3] [4] It is named for William, Earl of Craven, who lived from 1606 to 1697. Craven County is part of the New Bern, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area. [5]
The New Bern micropolitan statistical area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in the Inner Banks region of eastern North Carolina, anchored by the city of New Bern. The designation of the area was changed from Micropolitan to Metropolitan in 2013.
The Great Fire of 1922 in New Bern happened nearly 100 years ago on Dec. 1, 1922.
The Neuse River (/ n uː s / NOOSE, Tuscarora: Neyuherú·kęʔkì·nęʔ [1]) is a river rising in the Piedmont of North Carolina and emptying into Pamlico Sound below New Bern. Its total length is approximately 275 miles (443 km), [2] making it the longest river entirely contained in North Carolina. The Trent River joins the Neuse
A resident of historic downtown New Bern, Les Pendleton often features real life locations in coastal North Carolina in his books, which span an array of genres from action adventure, romance ...
Tryon Palace, also called the Governor's House and the Governor's Palace, is a two-story building located in the eastern part of New Bern, North Carolina.The building is a faithful reconstruction of the original 1770 residence built by architect John Hawks.
Get the New Bern, NC local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days.