City profile · Town
New Bern, North Carolina
Verified Oct 11, 2026Who leads New Bern, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Jeffrey Odham
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Party
- Nonpartisan
- Population
- 23,128
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 11, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 11, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcenewbernnc.gov/departments/administration/board_of_aldermen.php ↗
- Official leadership pagenewbernnc.gov/departments/administration/board_of_aldermen.php ↗
- City websitenewbernnc.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Jeffrey Odham CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 11, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 23,128
- Median household income
- $55,673
- Median age
- 40.4
- Land area
- 28.69 sq mi
- Population density
- 806.1 per sq mi
- County
- Craven County
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$81M
- City hall phone
- (252) 636-4000
- Official website
- newbernnc.gov ↗
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