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Welcome to Belle Vernon ...

Belle Vernon is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belle Vernon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1842.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Belle Vernon has a population of 1,033 people<2> (see below for details).

Belle Vernon is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Belle Vernon: 412, 724 & 878<4>

The ZIP code for Belle Vernon: 15012<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Belle Vernon had an population of 1,033 people. This is a decrease of 5.49% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Belle Vernon had a population of 1,093 people. This makes Belle Vernon the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,093 people, the population of Belle Vernon decreased 9.74% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,211 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Belle Vernon.

Communities Also Named Belle Vernon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Belle Vernon - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Belle Vernon ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belle Vernon ...

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

Adding Belle Vernon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belle Vernon 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 Belle Vernon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Belle Vernon post office opened in 1842.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belle Vernon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Fayette, 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 Belle Vernon.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belle Vernon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 412 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 724 or 878. New phone numbers in the Belle Vernon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 412, 724 or 878. As a result, placing a call in the Belle Vernon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 Belle Vernon). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Belle Vernon or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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