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Welcome to Bel Air ...

Bel Air is located in Houston County<1>.

Bel Air is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bel Air lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Bel Air (for example, toward Cedar Springs (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Bel Air: 334 & 483<3>

Communities Also Named Bel Air ...

While we believe that this Bel Air is located in Houston County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Bel Air. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jefferson and Mobile County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 17 communities that are also named Bel Air - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (2), North Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Bel Air ...

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

  • Ozark
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Daleville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Headland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Taylor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Taylor is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Midland City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kinsey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kinsey is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
  • Ashford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Graceville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Cowarts
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bel Air ...

Looking for more information about Bel Air? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bel Air, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bel Air.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bel Air - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Bel Air area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Bel Air area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.