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Welcome to Bell City ...

The city of Bell City is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.

Bell City is located in Stoddard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bell City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bell City has a population of 421 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Bell City is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Bell City: 573 & 235<4>

The ZIP code for Bell City: 63735<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bell City had an population of 421 people. This is a decrease of 6.03% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.68% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bell City had a population of 448 people. This makes Bell City the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 448 people, the population of Bell City decreased 2.82% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 461 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bell City.

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), Louisiana 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.

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bell City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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.<7>

From that list, the Bell City post office opened in 1890. The Bell City post office closed in 1997.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Stoddard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bell City.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bell City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Bell City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Bell City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 city (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).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/