Welcome to Belmont ...

Belmont is located in Middlesex County<1>.

Belmont was settled in 1636 and was incorporated in 1859.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Belmont has a population of 26,111 people<2> (see below for details).

Belmont is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Belmont: (781) & (339)<4>

The ZIP code for Belmont: 02478<5>

Websites for Belmont ...

Official Website: www.town.belmont.ma.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Belmont had an population of 26,111 people. This is an increase of 5.59% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.92% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Belmont had a population of 24,729 people. This makes Belmont the county's 23rd most populous community.

The population of Belmont represents 0.38% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 77th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 24,729 people, the population of Belmont increased 2.21% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 24,194 people).

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

Communities Also Named Belmont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 88 communities that are also named Belmont - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (4), Idaho, Illinois (3), Indiana (3), Kansas (6), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (3), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska (2), Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (6), Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (6), Texas, Vermont, Virginia (8), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Belmont ...

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

• Boston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Lowell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
• Lynn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Quincy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Framingham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Weymouth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
  • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
• Peabody
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
  • Peabody is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
• Revere
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
  • Revere is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
• Everett
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Everett is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
• Salem
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belmont ...

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

Adding Belmont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belmont 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 Belmont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Belmont post office opened in 1854.

We also found Belmont in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belmont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Belmont: www.town.belmont.ma.us/

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/