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
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Beaufort County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
- Bath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Beaufort County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <4>
- Pungo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Ransomville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
- Gaylord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Mount Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Mount Olive is located in Hyde County
- Union Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Beaufort County
- Sladesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sladesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
- Sladesville is located in Hyde County
- Scranton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Pomouk Indian Village ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomouk Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomouk Indian Village
- Pomouk Indian Village is located in Beaufort County
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 for Belhaven was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Belhaven post office opened in 1898.
We also found Belhaven on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Belhaven.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belhaven. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |