New Hope is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States.[2] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 1,588.[2]

New Hope, North Carolina
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 35°22′52″N 77°53′16″W
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Wayne
Area [1]
• Total	2.58 sq mi (6.69 km2)
• Land	2.54 sq mi (6.57 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2)
Elevation [2]	118 ft (36 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,588
• Density	626.43/sq mi (241.87/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	27534 (Goldsboro) 28551 (La Grange)
Area code(s)	919 / 984
FIPS code	37-46650
GNIS feature ID	2806992[2]

The CDP is in eastern Wayne County, bordered to the west by the city of Goldsboro, the county seat. It is bordered to the north by Old Mill Branch and West Bear Creek, which flows east to Bear Creek and then south to the Neuse River. It is bordered to the south by the EC Line of the North Carolina Railroad. The main road through the community is East New Hope Road, which leads west 2 miles (3 km) to U.S. Route 13 in Goldsboro and southeast 3 miles (5 km) to Best. The Goldsboro Bypass (U.S. Route 70 Bypass) passes 1 mile (1.6 km) east of New Hope, with access from Exit 364 (Mark Edwards Road).

Demographics

2020 census

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

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