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Welcome to Belvidere ...

The town of Belvidere is located in Warren County<1> and is the County Seat for Warren County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belvidere, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1800.

The town was incorporated in 1845.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Belvidere has a population of 2,566 people<2> (see below for details).

Belvidere is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Belvidere: 908

The ZIP code for Belvidere: 07823<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Belvidere had an population of 2,566 people. This is a decrease of 4.29% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Belvidere had a population of 2,681 people. This makes Belvidere the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Belvidere represents 0.03% of the population of New Jersey (which has 8,791,894 people), making it the state's 66th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,681 people, the population of Belvidere decreased 3.25% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,771 people).

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

Communities Also Named Belvidere ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Belvidere - they are located in Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee and Vermont.

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

Websites for Belvidere ...

Official Website:   www.belviderenj.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.warrencountychamber.org/

Communities near Belvidere ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Belvidere. Our list includes 13 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Belvidere.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belvidere ...

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

Adding Belvidere to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belvidere 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 Belvidere was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Belvidere post office opened in 1800.

We also found Belvidere in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belvidere.

The official website for Belvidere: www.belviderenj.com/

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.nj.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Warren, 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 Belvidere.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belvidere - 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 Belvidere). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Belvidere 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>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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