Welcome to La Belle ...

The city of La Belle is located in Hendry County<1> and is the County Seat for Hendry County.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, La Belle has a population of 5,254 people<2> (see below for details).

La Belle is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Code for La Belle: 863

The ZIP codes for La Belle: 33935, 33975<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, La Belle had an population of 5,254 people. This is an increase of 13.23% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, La Belle had a population of 4,640 people (or 11.89% of the total population of Hendry County). This makes La Belle the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of La Belle represents 0.02% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 220th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,640 people, the population of La Belle increased 10.21% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,210 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for La Belle.

Communities Also Named La Belle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named La Belle: This one is located in Hendry County and the other is located in Hillsborough County.

Beyond Florida, there are 5 communities that are also named La Belle - they are located in Missouri, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near La Belle ...

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

• Sears ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sears. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears
  • Sears is located in Hendry County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sears
  • From La Belle to Sears
• Charleston Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston Park
  • Charleston Park is located in Lee County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Charleston Park
  • From La Belle to Charleston Park
• Hall City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall City
  • Hall City is located in Glades County
• Alva
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
  • Alva is located in Lee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alva <7>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alva
  • From La Belle to Alva
• Felda
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felda
  • Felda is located in Hendry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felda <7>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Felda
  • From La Belle to Felda
• Palmdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmdale
  • Palmdale is located in Glades County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmdale <7>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Palmdale
  • From La Belle to Palmdale
• Olga
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olga have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
  • Olga is located in Lee County
• Lehigh Acres
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh Acres
  • Lehigh Acres is located in Lee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehigh Acres <7>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lehigh Acres
  • From La Belle to Lehigh Acres
• Buckingham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
  • Buckingham is located in Lee County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Buckingham
  • From La Belle to Buckingham
• Fort Myers Shores
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Myers Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Myers Shores
  • Fort Myers Shores is located in Lee County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Belle ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hendry County: www.hendryfla.net/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/