Important Links:
Craven County, New Bern, North Carolina:

• VisitNewBern.com (Tourism Bureau's Site)
• Craven County Official Homepage
• City of New Bern Official Homepage
• City of Havelock Official Homepage
• Tryon Palace
• New Bern Tours
• New Bern Chamber of Commerce
• Insiders’ Guide® to North Carolina’s Central Coast and New Bern
• Craven Regional Airport
• New Bern Bed & Breakfast Inns
• New Bern Hotels
• New Bern Restaurants
• New Bern Riverfront Convention Center
• New Bern Sun Journal
• New Bern Volunteer Opportunities
• Craven County Schools
• Craven Health Care Online
• WCTI-TV12 Local ABC channel
• Eastern Carolina Internal Medicine

Nearby Communities
The communities of Eastern North Carolina complement one another, offering residents and visitors a variety of historical sites and recreational opportunities. Craven County: Havelock is home to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point (ask about tours) and the Havelock Tourist Center & Aviation Exhibit. Pamlico County: Oriental, known as the Sailing Capital of North Carolina, offers access to the Intracoastal Waterway. Carteret County: Known at the Crystal Coast, the county boasts an 82-mile coastline and the Southern Outer Banks. Beaufort, Morehead City, and Atlantic Beach offer a number of attractions, including Fort Macon, the North Carolina Aquarium, the North Carolina Maritime Museum, and Cape Lookout lighthouse.

Religion
New Bern has an uncommon religious diversity that reflects both its history and the variety of people who make up the community. Denominations represented include African Methodist Episcopal Zion, Anglican, Apostolic, Assemblies of God, Baptist denominations, Bible, Catholic, Christian, Christian Science, Church of Christ, Church of God, Disciples of Christ, Episcopal, Full Gospel, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jewish synagogue, Lutheran denominations, Mennonite, Methodist demonimations, Pentecostal, Presbyterian denominations, Salvation Army, Seventh Day Adventist, and Unitarian Universalist.
New Bern Churches

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Now Here's a few details about
New Bern, North Carolina...

Climate
New Bern/Craven County has a mild, four-season climate. The average temperature is 62.2° F. The average annual high is 73.8° F; the average annual low, 52.9° F. Average annual rainfall is 55 inches. The area generally receives more rainfall in the early spring and late summer.

Demographics
The total population of Craven County is 91,970. New Bern and Havelock have the highest populations in the county at 23,195 and 22,846, respectively. The median age is 34.4 years. Median household income is $46,200. The population distribution by age is 27.4% for children 19 years and younger, 59.2% for adults 20 to 64 years, and 13.4% for adults 65 years and older.

• Craven Community College has a broad outreach in the community, offering basic education programs, college transfer programs, technical degrees, and continuing education. The college works closely with the business community to provide education and training for employees; for example, in fields such as nursing and aeronautical technology.
• Mount Olive College offers accelerated degree completion programs in management and organizational development, criminal justice administration, a modular religion major, and a Heritage Program (liberals arts core courses for beginning college students).
• In addition, East Carolina University is one hour from New Bern in Greenville.