Craven County, North Carolina: parcel data and property records
59,840 Craven County parcels on one searchable map: owner of record and mailing address, assessed and appraised values and recorded sales, plus lot boundaries and location. Screen by vacancy, absentee ownership, acreage and owner tenure.
What the data covers
These bars show real field-by-field coverage for Craven County in our database, so you know exactly what you are getting before you search. Numbers refresh as the county publishes new records.
Not held for Craven County: year built and deeded acreage. Those fields are carried where the county publishes them.
Most recent recorded sale on file: 2026-10-20.
Areas covered
Parcel counts by place, largest first: New Bern (9,477), Havelock (3,225), River Bend (1,443), Brices Creek (1,372), James City (1,167).
Recent sales
3,206 Craven County parcels have a recorded sale dated since November 2025. Across 2,196 priced sales, with a deed recorded on several parcels counted once, the median price was $295,000 and the middle half sold between $185,000 and $364,000.
Land use mix
The most common land use or property class on file, as the county writes it, by share of parcels with one: Residential - One Family Unit 58%, Vacant - Residential Tract 14%, Residential - Real Property Manufactured Home 5%, Residential - Personal Property Manufactured Home 3%, Use Value - Use As Qualified Agriculture 2%.
Nearest counties
- Jones County: about 17 mi away, 9,351 parcels
- Pamlico County: about 23 mi away, 17,103 parcels
- Beaufort County: about 29 mi away, 46,322 parcels
- Lenoir County: about 33 mi away, 36,141 parcels
- Onslow County: about 34 mi away, 95,285 parcels
Search Craven County parcels
The map is free to browse - parcel lines, boundaries, and location. Owner of record, assessed values, recorded sales and the full parcel report come with a plan that costs less than one hour of a title runner's time.
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Common questions
How many parcels are in Craven County, North Carolina?
Parcelio carries 59,840 parcel records for Craven County, North Carolina, with owner information on 99 percent of them.
Can I find out who owns a property in Craven County?
Yes. Search by owner name, address, or parcel number to pull the record: owner of record and mailing address, assessed values, recorded sales and lot lines on the map. Sale records here currently run through 2026-10-20.
How do I find vacant land or absentee owners in Craven County?
The advanced search filters do it directly: Craven County has 16,917 parcels marked vacant and 5,152 with an owner mailing address outside North Carolina - two of the most common starting points for investors sourcing off-market deals.
Can I search Craven County by lot size or acreage?
Yes. Acreage is on 99 percent of Craven County parcels, mapped from the parcel boundary, and the advanced search filters on it directly - set a minimum and maximum to pull every tract in that range, then stack vacancy or absentee ownership on top.