Welcome to Belleville ...

The city of Belleville is located in Wayne County<1>.

The location of Belleville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belleville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Belleville has a population of 3,883 people<3> (see below for details).

Belleville is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Belleville: (734)

The ZIP codes for Belleville: 48111-48112<5>

Websites for Belleville ...

Official Website:   www.belleville.mi.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.belleville.mi.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Belleville had an population of 3,883 people. This is a decrease of 2.71% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.85% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Belleville had a population of 3,991 people. This makes Belleville the county's 32nd most populous community.

The population of Belleville represents 0.04% of the population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 172nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,991 people, the population of Belleville has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,997 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Belleville.

Communities Also Named Belleville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Belleville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Belleville.

Communities near Belleville ...

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

• Ann Arbor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ann Arbor
  • Ann Arbor is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ann Arbor <6>
• Dearborn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
  • Dearborn is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn <6>
• Livonia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
  • Livonia is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <6>
• Westland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
  • Westland is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westland <6>
• Novi
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novi
  • Novi is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novi <6>
• Taylor
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <6>
• Dearborn Heights
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Heights
  • Dearborn Heights is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn Heights <6>
• Lincoln Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Lincoln Park is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Park <6>
• Southgate
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate
  • Southgate is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southgate <6>
• LaSalle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaSalle
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaSalle <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Belleville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belleville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Belleville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belleville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Belleville. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Belleville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belleville ...

Looking for more information about Belleville? 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 Belleville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Belleville.

Adding Belleville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belleville 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 Belleville was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Belleville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belleville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Belleville: www.belleville.mi.us/

The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecounty.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/