Welcome to Belmont ...

Belmont is located in Belknap County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belmont, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Belmont: Named after August Belmont (1813-1890).

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Belmont has a population of 7,322 people<2> (see below for details).

Belmont is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Belmont is located in the (603) area code.

The ZIP code for Belmont: 03220<4>

Websites for Belmont ...

Official Website: www.belmontnh.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Belmont had an population of 7,322 people. This is a decrease of 0.46% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Belmont had a population of 7,356 people (which is 12.24% of the total population of Belknap County). This makes Belmont the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Belmont represents 0.56% of the total population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 41st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,356 people, the population of Belmont increased 9.53% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,716 people).

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

Communities Also Named Belmont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 88 communities that are also named Belmont - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (4), Idaho, Illinois (3), Indiana (3), Kansas (6), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (3), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska (2), Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (6), Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (6), Texas, Vermont, Virginia (8), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Belmont ...

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

• Concord
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <5>
• Franklin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
• Gilford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
  • Gilford is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilford <5>
• Meredith
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
  • Meredith is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredith <5>
• Wolfeboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro
  • Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolfeboro <5>
• Loudon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
  • Loudon is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <5>
• Alton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <5>
• Epsom
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epsom have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsom
  • Epsom is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epsom <5>
• Barnstead
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstead have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstead
  • Barnstead is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnstead <5>
• Strafford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
  • Strafford is located in Strafford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strafford <5>

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 Belmont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belmont.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Belmont. 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 Belmont.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Belmont. See our Newspapers Page for Belmont.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belmont ...

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

Adding Belmont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belmont 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 Belmont was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Belmont on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Hampshire (1912).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belmont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Belmont: www.belmontnh.org/

The official website for Belknap County: www.belknapcounty.org/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/