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Welcome to Belmont Heights ...

Belmont Heights is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Belmont Heights: Belmont Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Belmont Heights is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Belmont Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Belmont Heights - they are located in Florida, Missouri, South Carolina and Utah.

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

Communities near Belmont Heights ...

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

  • Los Angeles
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Anaheim
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Santa Ana
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Huntington Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Garden Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Torrance
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrance
    • Torrance is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,553 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrance <3>
  • Fullerton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Costa Mesa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Downey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
    • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <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 Belmont Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belmont Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belmont Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Los Angeles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belmont Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.