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Welcome to Belhaven ...

The coastal town of Belhaven is located in Beaufort County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belhaven, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Belhaven has a population of 1,582 people<2> (see below for details).

Belhaven is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Code for Belhaven: 252

The ZIP code for Belhaven: 27810<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Belhaven had an population of 1,582 people. This is a decrease of 6.28% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 19.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Belhaven had a population of 1,688 people. This makes Belhaven the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Belhaven represents 0.02% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 269th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,688 people, the population of Belhaven decreased 14.23% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,968 people).

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

Communities Also Named Belhaven ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Belhaven: This one is located in Beaufort County and the other is located in Macon County.

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

Communities near Belhaven ...

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

  • Aurora
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Bath
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bath is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <5>
  • Pungo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pungo is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
  • Ransomville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
  • Gaylord
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
  • Mount Olive
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Mount Olive is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Union Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Union Grove is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
  • Sladesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sladesville is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
  • Scranton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Scranton is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Germantown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Germantown is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Belhaven. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Belhaven.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belhaven ...

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

Adding Belhaven to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Belhaven post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belhaven.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Beaufort, 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 Belhaven.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belhaven - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 town (such as Belhaven). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Belhaven or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/