1004 E Bright St, Kinston, NC 28501 Property Records

Lenoir County property record for 1004 E Bright St, Kinston, NC 28501

Property Summary

Property Type	Single Family Home
Details	2 bd · 1 ba · 808 sqft · built 1960
Lot Size	0.1 acres (4,356 sqft)
Owner	Individual Name on File
Last Sale	$135,000 (Aug 2023)
Tax Bill	$905 (2025)
Deeds & Mortgages	Aug 2023 Sale
Flood Zone	Zone X (minimal risk)
APN	`452520717669`

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`452520717669`
Alternative APN	`26622`

Interior

Bedrooms	2 Beds
Full Baths	1 Bath
Stories	1 Story
Building Area	808 sqft Finished Area

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1960
Lot Area	4,356 sqft (0.1 acres)
Porch	Porch

Utilities, Heating & Cooling

Heating System	Gas

Location & Zoning

Street Address	1004 E BRIGHT ST
City	KINSTON
State	NC
Zip	28501-5720
Property Category	Residential
Property Type	Residential > Single Family > Home
Legal Description	1004 E BRIGHT ST
Jurisdiction	LENOIR NC
Township / Civil Division	KINSTON
Census Block Group	2
Census Block	2001
Census Tract	10300

Owner

Source: Lenoir County records · APN 452520717669

Assessment roll updated January 1, 2025 · Last verified October 2025

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Owner of Record	Individual Name on File
Co-owner	Verified Secondary Owner
Mailing Address	3532 LENA LN, GREENVILLE, NC 27834-6163
Owner Type	Individual

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	2 Verified Names on Deed
Last Sale	Aug 24, 2023 · Amount on Record
Deed Sale	Aug 24, 2023 · Amount on Record
Deed Document Number	0000017348
Deed Book / Page	17 / 348
Record Updated	Jun 08, 2026

August 2023: Deed, Transfer

Document Type	Deed
Jurisdiction	LENOIR NC
Recording Date	Aug 24, 2023
Property Address	1004 E BRIGHT ST, KINSTON, NC 28501-5720
Document Number	0019980269
Book / Page	1998 / 269
Map Reference	MB 39 PG 388
Instrument Date	Aug 10, 2023
Transaction Type	Transfer
Record Updated	Sep 19, 2023

Transaction

Amount	Amount Recorded
Tax	$270.00
Amount Accuracy	Rounded by County
Additional	Arm's Length Multiple Parcels

Transferred From (Grantor/Seller)

Name	Verified Name

Transferred To (Grantee/Buyer)

Name	Verified Name

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Lenoir County records · Assessment roll updated January 1, 2025 · Last verified October 2025

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	North Carolina
County	Lenoir County
Municipality	Kinston City
Unified School District	Lenoir County Schools (PK - 12)

Tax Bill & Assessment History

Assessed value is set for property tax purposes, not a market price estimate; it is a fraction of this property's market value.

Year	Tax Bill	Assessed Value	Assessed Market Value
2025	$905.00 (+188.22%)	$64,469 (+230.61%) Land $5,440 Building $59,029	$64,469 (+230.61%) Land $5,440 Building $59,029
2023	$314.00	$19,500 (-) Land $4,500 Building $15,000	$19,500 (-) Land $4,500 Building $15,000
2022	$314.00	$19,500 Land $4,500 Building $15,000
2021			$19,500 Land $4,500 Building $15,000

Flood & Wildfire

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Lenoir County (37107C), updated June 18, 2020 · FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims and policies, census block group 371070103002, refreshed September 2026 · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, 2nd edition (2024), fuels as of 2020 · Last verified October 2026

Flood

FEMA Flood Zone	Zone X minimal risk
Flood Insurance Requirement	Not required lenders may require it
Community Rating System	Class 6 (20% premium discount)
Nearby Flood Policies	7 in force
Nearby Flood Claims	42 (1978–2016)
Claims Outside the SFHA	2 of 42
Most Recent Claim	Oct 2016 · Hurricane Matthew
Claims by Event	Hurricane Matthew, Oct 2016 · 5 claims Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations, Sep 1999 · 20 claims Hurricane Fran, Sep 1996 · 13 claims

Wildfire

Wildfire Risk	Low lower than 80% of the US · lower than 76% of North Carolina
Wildfire Likelihood	0.01% annual chance
Exposure	Indirect within ember reach
Adjoins Burnable Land	Yes

Values are read at the parcel center point; flood claims are located to the census block group, not this parcel; lenders make the official flood determination.

Internet Providers

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, availability as of December 31, 2025 · sampled at 319 locations within half a mile · Last verified October 2026

Provider	Max Down / Up (Mbps)
Brightspeed Fiber	2,000 / 2,000
Optimum Communications Cable	940 / 35
Verizon Fixed Wireless	300 / 20

Drinking Water

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System via ECHO, 2026 Q3 · EPA community water system boundaries v3.0, March 2026 · Last verified October 2026

Water System	CITY OF KINSTON serves 27,475 people
Water Source	Purchased surface water from NEUSE REGIONAL WTR & SWR AUTH
Last State Inspection	Apr 2025
Lead	Under 1 ppb (2023–2025) action level 15 ppb

Violations Reported to EPA

Water Quality	None last 10 years
Treatment and Procedure	None last 10 years
Monitoring and Reporting	None last 3 years

Results are for the whole water system as reported to EPA, not water tested at this address; lead at the tap also depends on the building's own pipes. The full violation and enforcement history is in the system's EPA record.