Welcome to Bellevue ...

The city of Bellevue is located in Campbell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bellevue, 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.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bellevue has a population of 5,736 people<2> (see below for details).

Bellevue is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bellevue is within the boundaries of the (859) area code.

The ZIP code for Bellevue: 41073<4>

Websites for Bellevue ...

Official Website: www.bellevueky.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bellevue had an population of 5,736 people. This is a decrease of 3.68% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.48% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bellevue had a population of 5,955 people (or 6.59% of the total population of Campbell County). This makes Bellevue the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Bellevue represents 0.14% of the population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 66th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,955 people, the population of Bellevue decreased 8.1% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,480 people).

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

Communities Also Named Bellevue ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 52 communities that are also named Bellevue - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Delaware, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana (4), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), Prince Edward Island, Quebec (6), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia, Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bellevue ...

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

• Fairfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <6>
• Mason
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Warren County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <6>
• Florence
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <6>
• Independence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <6>
• Erlanger
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlanger
  • Erlanger is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erlanger <6>
• Forest Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forest Park is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Park <6>
• Sharonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharonville
  • Sharonville is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharonville <6>
• Loveland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
  • Loveland is located in Clermont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loveland <6>
• Blue Ash
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ash
  • Blue Ash is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Ash <6>
• Harrison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bellevue ...

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

Adding Bellevue to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellevue.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bellevue: www.bellevueky.org/

The official website for Campbell County: www.campbellcountyky.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/