Welcome to Bellvale ...
Bellvale is located in Orange County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bellvale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.
Bellvale is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bellvale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bellvale: 845 & 329<3>
The ZIP code for Bellvale: 10912<4>
Communities Also Named Bellvale ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bellvale - they are located in California and Maryland.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bellvale.
Websites for Bellvale ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.orangeny.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bellvale, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Bellvale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bellvale.
- Spring Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palm Tree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
- Kiryas Joel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haverstraw
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Woodbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
- Suffern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Haverstraw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
- New Square
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Square is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Square
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,014 people
- Airmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Airmont is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,767 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 Bellvale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bellvale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bellvale. 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 Bellvale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellvale. See our Newspapers Page for Bellvale.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bellvale ...
Looking for more information about Bellvale? 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 Bellvale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bellvale.
Adding Bellvale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bellvale 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 (so far) for Bellvale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Bellvale post office opened in 1849.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellvale.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bellvale - 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 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Bellvale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Bellvale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 community (such as Bellvale). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bellvale 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> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |