Bridgeton is a town in Craven County, North Carolina, home to about 427 people across 2.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 28519, and parts of 28560 are in Bridgeton too.
Homes sold for a median of $189 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
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| Nearest major airport | Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)113 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (EWN)4 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Raleigh, NC104 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA353 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bridgeton; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Bridgeton had 349 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2000.
It’s the 613th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Craven County grew from 24,160 residents in 1900 to 100,720 in 2020.
Craven County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 34°F. About 53.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New Bern Craven Co Ap, NC weather station (4 miles away).
30,858 jobs at 2,224 businesses in Craven County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bridgeton.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Chiropractors | 2 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with New Bern, James City, Fairfield Harbour and Neuse Forest.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.