Craven County, North Carolina

Craven County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF CRAVEN GUS Population: 104,167 (2024) ID: 205055	County	Official County Government	Contact: FINANCE DIRECTOR 406 CRAVEN ST, NEW BERN NC 28560-4911
CITY OF NEW BERN GUS Population: 34,218 (2024) ID: 202302	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 1129, NEW BERN NC 28563-1129
CITY OF HAVELOCK GUS Population: 17,407 (2024) ID: 131716	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE PO BOX 368, HAVELOCK NC 28532-0368
TOWN OF TRENT WOODS GUS Population: 4,047 (2024) ID: 186782	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN CLERK 898 CHELSEA ROAD, TRENT WOODS NC 28562-7231
TOWN OF RIVER BEND GUS Population: 2,882 (2024) ID: 171179	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 45 SHORELINE DR, NEW BERN NC 28562-8970
TOWN OF VANCEBORO GUS Population: 866 (2024) ID: 171177	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN CLERK PO BOX 306, VANCEBORO NC 28586-0306
TOWN OF COVE CITY GUS Population: 384 (2024) ID: 171178	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN CLERK PO BOX 8, COVE CITY NC 28523-0008
TOWN OF BRIDGETON GUS Population: 349 (2024) ID: 171176	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN CLERK FINANCE OFFICER PO BOX 570, BRIDGETON NC 28519-0570
TOWN OF DOVER GUS Population: 347 (2024) ID: 191047	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: FINANCE OFFICE PO BOX 128, DOVER NC 28526-0128