About New Bern
New Bern is a thriving city in eastern North Carolina counting 34,218 people who proudly call it home.
New Bern holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 28.69 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,193 residents per square mile.
📰 New Bern News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes New Bern Unique
- The only place in America named New Bern — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- Positioned in eastern North Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of North Carolina — one of 776 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 34,218.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in New Bern
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in New Bern
- Baker's Kitchen — breakfast
- Bay Leaf — indian
- Crema Brew — coffee shop (café)
- Cypress Hall Kitchen + Bar
- Front Street Fish Company — seafood
- La Rosa — italian
- Pizza Hut — pizza
- 247 Craven (café)
- 37th Street — pizza
- Annabelle's
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- New Bern Firemen's Museum · Museum
- Attmore-Oliver Civil War House · Museum
- Historic Tryon Palace · Museum
- North Carolina History Center · Museum
- Pepsi Family Center · Museum
- Regional History Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in New Bern
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in New Bern
- Albert H Bangert Elementary
- Ben D Quinn Elementary
- Bridgeton Elementary
- Brinson Memorial Elementary
- Craven Early College High
- Craven Virtual Academy
- Creekside Elementary
- Grover C Fields Middle
- H J MacDonald Middle
- J T Barber Elementary
- New Bern High
- Oaks Road Academy
- Trent Park Elementary
- West Craven Middle
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Carolina East Medical Center ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.