Welcome to Bellport ...

The coastal village of Bellport is located in Suffolk County<1>.

The location of Bellport has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bellport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1834.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bellport has a population of 2,042 people<3> (see below for details).

Bellport is near sea level<4>.

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

Websites for Bellport ...

Official Website: www.bellportvillage.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bellport had an population of 2,042 people. This is a decrease of 2.02% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bellport had a population of 2,084 people. This makes Bellport the county's 24th most populous community.

The population of Bellport represents 0.01% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 890th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,084 people, the population of Bellport decreased 11.81% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,363 people).

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

Communities near Bellport ...

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

• Mastic Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastic Beach
  • Mastic Beach is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mastic Beach <5>
• Lake Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
  • Lake Grove is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Grove <5>
• Port Jefferson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Jefferson
  • Port Jefferson is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Jefferson <5>
• Islandia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Islandia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandia
  • Islandia is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Islandia <5>
• Brightwaters
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brightwaters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwaters
  • Brightwaters is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brightwaters <5>
• Westhampton Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westhampton Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton Beach
  • Westhampton Beach is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westhampton Beach <5>
• The Branch
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Branch
  • The Branch is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
  • The Branch has also been known as:
  • Village of the Branch
• Nissequogue
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nissequogue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nissequogue
  • Nissequogue is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,727 people
• Pine Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
  • Pine Valley is located in Suffolk County
• Head-of-the-Harbor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Head-of-the-Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head-of-the-Harbor
  • Head-of-the-Harbor is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 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 Bellport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bellport.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bellport ...

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

Adding Bellport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bellport 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 Bellport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bellport post office opened in 1834.

We also found Bellport in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bellport: www.bellportvillage.com/

The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/