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Welcome to Bell City ...

Bell City is located in Calcasieu Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bell City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Bell City is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Bell City: 337

The ZIP code for Bell City: 70630<3>

Communities Also Named Bell City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Bell City - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Missouri and Ontario.

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

Communities near Bell City ...

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

  • Lake Charles
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jennings
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <4>
  • Welsh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <4>
  • Iowa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
  • Lake Arthur
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Fenton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Fenton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <4>
  • Lacassine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Greinwich Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Greinwich Village is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greinwich Village
  • Roanoke
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Moss Bluff
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bell City ...

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

Adding Bell City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bell City 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 (so far) for Bell City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bell City post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bell City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Calcasieu, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bell City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Bell City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bell City or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/