Welcome to Bellvale ...

Bellvale is located in San Mateo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bellvale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Bellvale is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bellvale lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bellvale: 650

Communities Also Named Bellvale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bellvale - they are located in Maryland and New York.

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

Communities near Bellvale ...

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

• Sunnyvale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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  • Sunnyvale is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 151,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyvale <3>
• San Mateo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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  • San Mateo is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Mateo <3>
• Redwood City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood City
  • Redwood City is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redwood City <3>
• Mountain View
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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  • Mountain View is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <3>
• Palo Alto
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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  • Palo Alto is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Alto <3>
• Cupertino
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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  • Cupertino is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cupertino <3>
• Menlo Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo Park
  • Menlo Park is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo Park <3>
• Foster City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster City
  • Foster City is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster City <3>
• Saratoga
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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  • Saratoga is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <3>
• Los Altos
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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  • Los Altos is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Altos <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bellvale ...

Looking for more information about Bellvale? 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 Bellvale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bellvale.

Adding Bellvale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bellvale in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bellvale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

X2X - From that list, the Bellvale post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellvale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for San Mateo County: www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/