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Welcome to Bellefonte ...

Bellefonte is located in Centre County<1> and is the County Seat for Centre County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bellefonte, you might consider that their post office opened in 1796.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Bellefonte for more information about variations on the name of Bellefonte.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bellefonte has a population of 6,250 people<2> (see below for details).

Bellefonte is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Bellefonte: 814 & 582<4>

The ZIP code for Bellefonte: 16823<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bellefonte had an population of 6,250 people. This is an increase of 1.02% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bellefonte had a population of 6,187 people. This makes Bellefonte the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Bellefonte represents 0.05% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 145th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,187 people, the population of Bellefonte decreased 3.25% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,395 people).

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

Communities Also Named Bellefonte ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Bellefonte - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Missouri and Rhode Island.

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

Websites for Bellefonte ...

Official Website: www.bellefonte.net/

Communities near Bellefonte ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellefonte. Our list includes 40 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Bellefonte.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bellefonte ...

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

Adding Bellefonte to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bellefonte post office opened in 1796.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellefonte.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Centre, 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 Bellefonte.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bellefonte - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Bellefonte area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Bellefonte 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 Bellefonte). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bellefonte or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/