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Welcome to Bellmore ...

Bellmore is located in Nassau County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bellmore, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Bellmore is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bellmore: 516 & 363<3>

Communities Also Named Bellmore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Bellmore: This one is located in Nassau County and the other is located in Queens County.

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

Communities near Bellmore ...

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

  • Hempstead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Freeport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Valley Stream
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Long Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Cove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lindenhurst
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rockville Centre
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Garden City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mineola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lynbrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellmore. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Bellmore.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bellmore ...

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

Adding Bellmore to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bellmore 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 Bellmore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bellmore post office opened in 1883.

We also found Bellmore on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1908).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellmore.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Nassau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bellmore - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 516 code has been Overlayed with the 363 area code. New phone numbers in the Bellmore area will be assigned with one of these codes: 516 or 363. As a result, placing a call in the Bellmore area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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