Dover

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Dover

Total population

404

Median home value

$131,800

7.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$37,250

Dover$37k

National$74k

Elevation19 m

Land area2.47 km²

Weather69°F · Patchy Fog

Coordinates35.22°, -77.43°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Dover is a town in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dover had a population of 349. It is part of the New Bern, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Dover, NC from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in North Carolina

• Cove City
  6.7 mi away
• Graingers
  8.1 mi away
• Kinston
  9.9 mi away
• Jackson Heights
  11.3 mi away
• Grifton
  11.4 mi away
• Deep Run
  16.7 mi away
• Hookerton
  16.8 mi away
• Ayden
  17.6 mi away
• Maury
  20.2 mi away
• La Grange
  21.1 mi away
• Brices Creek
  23.4 mi away
• Maysville
  24.2 mi away

Browse all places in North Carolina →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Dover

Travels through North & South Carolina, Georgia, east & west Florida, the Cherokee country, the extensive territories of the Muscogulges, or Creek Confederacy, and the country of the Chactaws

William Bartram · 1791

Boleti of North Carolina

William Chambers Coker · 1971

When shoeshines were a nickel

Dover G. Heritage · 1986

The Plemmons & West families of Buncombe County, North Carolina & some collateral lines of James Brown & Dover genealogies & family histories

Gladys Isdell Plemmons · 1992

William Byrd's histories of the dividing line betwixt Virginia and North Carolina

Byrd, William · 1929

Flood insurance study

United States. Federal Insurance Administration. · 1977

The seaweed handbook

Thomas F. Lee · 1977

General order, no. 6.

Confederate States of America. Army. Dept. of North Carolina · 1864

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

shining sumac

Rhus copallinum

Seen 2026-09-16

Common Five-lined Skink

Plestiodon fasciatus

Seen 2026-09-15

Tersa Sphinx

Xylophanes tersa

Seen 2026-09-10

White Morning-glory

Ipomoea lacunosa

Seen 2026-08-29

muscadine

Vitis rotundifolia

Seen 2026-08-29

beefsteak plant

Perilla frutescens

Seen 2026-08-29

American persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Seen 2026-08-29

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-08-28

Cloudless Sulphur

Phoebis sennae

Seen 2026-08-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).