New Bern is a city in Craven County, North Carolina with a population of 30,316 as of the 2012 census. It is located at the confluence of the Trent and the Neuse rivers, near the North Carolina coast. It lies 112 mi (180 km) east of Raleigh and 87 mi (140 km) northeast of Wilmington. It is 162 mi (261 km) south of Norfolk and 278 mi (447 km) east of Charlotte. New Bern is the county seat of Craven County and the principal city of the New Bern Micropolitan Statistical Area. New Bern is the birthplace of Pepsi Cola.