Welcome to Bellevue ...

The city of Bellevue is located in Sarpy County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bellevue, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bellevue has a population of 53,493 people<2> (see below for details).

Bellevue is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Bellevue: (402) & (531)<4>

The ZIP codes for Bellevue: 68005, 68123, 68133, 68147, 68157<5>

Websites for Bellevue ...

Official Website:   www.bellevue.net/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bellevuenebraska.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bellevue had an population of 53,493 people. This is an increase of 6.69% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 20.53% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bellevue had a population of 50,137 people (or 31.39% of the total population of Sarpy County). This makes Bellevue the county's most populous community.

The population of Bellevue represents 2.75% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 50,137 people, the population of Bellevue increased 12.97% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 44,382 people).

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

Communities Also Named Bellevue ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 52 communities that are also named Bellevue - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Delaware, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (4), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), Prince Edward Island, Quebec (6), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia, Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bellevue ...

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

• Omaha
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
  • Omaha is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
  • Omaha has also been known as:
  • Omaha City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <6>
• Council Bluffs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Bluffs
  • Council Bluffs is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Bluffs <6>
• Papillion
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
  • Papillion is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <6>
• La Vista
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
  • La Vista is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vista <6>
• Ralston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
  • Ralston is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <6>
• Plattsmouth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsmouth
  • Plattsmouth is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsmouth <6>
• Elkhorn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Elkhorn is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn <6>
• Glenwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Glenwood is located in Mills County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <6>
• Gretna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <6>
• Carter Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Lake
  • Carter Lake is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter Lake <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellevue. Our list includes 17 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Bellevue.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bellevue ...

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

Adding Bellevue to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bellevue 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 Bellevue was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Bellevue post office opened in 1855.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellevue.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bellevue: www.bellevue.net/

The official website for Sarpy County: www.sarpy.com/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/