Welcome to Belleville ...

Belleville is located in Essex County<1>.

Belleville was established in 1839.

Belleville is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Belleville: (973) and (862)<3>

Communities Also Named Belleville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Belleville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Belleville ...

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

• New York
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Bronx
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County (NY)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <4>
• Newark
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Yonkers
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <4>
• Paterson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Elizabeth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Clifton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Passaic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Union City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Belleville. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Belleville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belleville ...

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

Adding Belleville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belleville 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 Belleville was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Belleville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belleville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belleville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/