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Fairfield Harbour
North CarolinaCDP
Fairfield Harbour
Total population
2,948
Median home value
$300,600
Bachelor's+
Median income
$72,583
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
Fairfield Harbour is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fairfield Harbour had a population of 2,767. It is part of the New Bern, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Geography
Fairfield Harbour is located in east-central Craven County in reclaimed marshland bordered by the Neuse River to the southwest and Upper Broad Creek to the east. Via Broad Creek Road and U.S. Route 17, it is north and west to the center of New Bern, the county seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, Fairfield Harbour has a total area of , of which is land and , or 30.22%, is water.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Current forecast
Forecast for Fairfield Harbour, NC from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves8,104
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves7,645
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves7,030
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves6,455
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,807
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves5,641
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,547
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4,899
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- New Bern HighHigh · New Bern · 1,631 students · 17.9:1 ratio
- H J MacDonald MiddleMiddle · New Bern · 712 students · 19.8:1 ratio
- Tucker Creek MiddleMiddle · Havelock · 519 students · 19.2:1 ratio
- Grover C Fields MiddleMiddle · New Bern · 509 students · 17:1 ratio
- Creekside ElementaryElementary · New Bern · 496 students · 15.5:1 ratio
- Brinson Memorial ElementaryElementary · New Bern · 453 students · 14.6:1 ratio
- Albert H Bangert ElementaryElementary · New Bern · 421 students · 14.5:1 ratio
- Trent Park ElementaryElementary · New Bern · 389 students · 15:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.9 — 2014-02-117 km NW of Hobucken, North Carolina
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in North Carolina
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API