Welcome to Belle Glade ...

The city of Belle Glade is located on the Treasure Coast.

Belle Glade is located in Palm Beach County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belle Glade, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1921.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Belle Glade has a population of 20,110 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Belle Glade is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Belle Glade lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Belle Glade: (561) & (728)<4>

The ZIP code for Belle Glade: 33430<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Belle Glade had an population of 20,110 people. This is an increase of 15.13% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 34.91% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Belle Glade had a population of 17,467 people. This makes Belle Glade the county's 13th most populous community.

The population of Belle Glade represents 0.09% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 114th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 17,467 people, the population of Belle Glade increased 17.18% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 14,906 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Belle Glade.

Communities near Belle Glade ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Belle Glade.

• Clewiston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clewiston
  • Clewiston is located in Hendry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clewiston <6>
• Pahokee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pahokee
  • Pahokee is located in Palm Beach County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pahokee <6>
• Bean City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bean City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean City
  • Bean City is located in Palm Beach County
• Fremd Village - Padgett Island
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremd Village - Padgett Island
  • Fremd Village - Padgett Island is located in Palm Beach County
• Fremd Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremd Village have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremd Village
  • Fremd Village is located in Palm Beach County
• Lake Harbor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Harbor
  • Lake Harbor is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Harbor <6>
• Bryant
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
  • Bryant is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryant <6>
• Canal Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Point
  • Canal Point is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal Point <6>
• Harlem
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
  • Harlem is located in Hendry County
• Port Mayaca
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mayaca
  • Port Mayaca is located in Martin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Mayaca <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Belle Glade. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belle Glade.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Belle Glade. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Belle Glade.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belle Glade ...

Looking for more information about Belle Glade? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Belle Glade, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Belle Glade.

Adding Belle Glade to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belle Glade in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Belle Glade was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Belle Glade post office opened in 1921.

We also found Belle Glade on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belle Glade.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belle Glade. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Palm Beach County: www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/