Craven County, North Carolina property search
Search an address or an owner in Craven County, North Carolina with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 59,840 lots are mapped here, covering 443,646 acres. 8,358 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Craven County received $6.3 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 183 recipients. 514 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $12.8 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 59,840
- Lots mapped
- 443,646
- Acres
- 8,358
- Institutional
Land use in Craven County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Craven County, North Carolina| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| RESIDENTIAL - ONE FAMILY UNIT | 34,717 | 25,019 |
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| VACANT - RESIDENTIAL TRACT | 8,139 | 11,385 |
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| RESIDENTIAL - REAL PROPERTY MANUFACTURED HOME | 2,762 | 4,898 |
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| RESIDENTIAL - PERSONAL PROPERTY MANUFACTURED HOME | 1,755 | 3,320 |
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| USE VALUE - USE AS QUALIFIED AGRICULTURE | 1,008 | 31,231 |
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| AGRICULTURAL - MARKET ACRES, FOREST - NO ROW CROPS | 917 | 119,933 |
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| AGRICULTURAL - MARKET ACRES WITH PRINCIPLE ROW CROP USE | 723 | 24,388 |
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| VACANT - TRACT SUITABLE FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT | 685 | 2,593 |
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| COMMERCIAL - GENERAL COMMERCIAL USE | 560 | 1,532 |
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| VACANT - MAPPED / PLATTED / DEVELOPMENT LAND | 535 | 2,944 |
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| AGRICULTURAL - MARKET ACRES WITH RESIDENTIAL USE ON SITE | 500 | 18,486 |
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| SERVICE - RELIGIOUS USE - EXEMPT | 458 | 766 |
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Largest landowners in Craven County
Largest landowners by acreage in Craven County, North Carolina| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| WEYERHAEUSER FOREST HOLDINGS INC | 172 | 66,391 |
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| NORTH CAROLINA-STATE OF | 67 | 5,580 |
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| WEYERHAEUSER NR COMPANY | 53 | 4,010 |
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| GCF US HOLDINGS LLC | 3 | 2,661 |
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| ROUNDTREE BRANCH LLC | 4 | 1,954 |
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| NEW BERN-CITY OF | 304 | 1,914 |
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| CRAVEN COUNTY | 204 | 1,862 |
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| LUMAC FARMS INC | 8 | 1,769 |
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| HEATH FAMILY FARMS LLC | 16 | 1,433 |
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| HILLCO LTD | 9 | 1,335 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in North Carolina
Federal farm payments in Craven County
- $6.3M
- Paid in 2025
- 183
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Craven County, North Carolina, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $1.8M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $1.8M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $1.7M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $640K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $308K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $36K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Craven County
- 514
- Acres disclosed
- 6
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Craven County, North Carolina, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 292 |
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| Switzerland | 116 |
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| China | 82 |
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| Italy | 25 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Craven County, North Carolina| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| ASF Carolina Holdings I, LLC (GERMANY) | 292 |
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| Capricorn Taylor Farm, LLC (SWITZERLAND) | 116 |
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| Murphy Brown LLC (Smithfield Foods) (CHINA) | 82 |
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| TWE New Bern Solar Project LLC (ITALY) | 25 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Craven County
- 383
- Policies
- 46,206
- Insured acres
- $12.8M
- Claims paid
- 2.20
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Craven County, North Carolina, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $5.7M |
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| Flue Cured Tobacco | $4M |
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| Soybeans | $2.1M |
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| Cotton | $662K |
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| Peanuts | $160K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 307
- CRP acres, 2025
- 26
- Substations
- 230 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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This copy of Craven County's records was taken on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.