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Welcome to Belville ...

The town of Belville is located in Brunswick County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Belville has a population of 2,102 people<2> (see below for details).

Belville is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Codes for Belville: 910 & 472<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Belville had an population of 2,102 people. This is an increase of 8.57% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 637.54% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Belville had a population of 1,936 people. This makes Belville the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Belville represents 0.02% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 252nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,936 people, the population of Belville increased 579.3% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 285 people).

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

Communities near Belville ...

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

  • Wilmington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Boiling Spring Lakes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Boiling Spring Lakes is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,430 people
  • Carolina Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Wrightsville Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Kure Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Northwest
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Northwest is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Sandy Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Bolivia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hightsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
  • Phoenix
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belville ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Brunswick, 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 Belville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belville - 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 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Belville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Belville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.