Welcome to Bellaire ...

The city of Bellaire is located on the Gulf Coast.

Bellaire is located in Harris County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bellaire, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bellaire has a population of 18,957 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Bellaire is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Bellaire lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bellaire: (281)<5>, (713) and (832)

The ZIP codes for Bellaire: 77401-77402<6>

Websites for Bellaire ...

Official Website: www.ci.bellaire.tx.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bellaire had an population of 18,957 people. This is an increase of 12.47% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 21.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bellaire had a population of 16,855 people. This makes Bellaire the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Bellaire represents 0.07% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 144th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 16,855 people, the population of Bellaire increased 7.75% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 15,642 people).

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

Communities Also Named Bellaire ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Bellaire: This one is located in Harris County and the other is located in Hidalgo County.

Beyond Texas, there are 12 communities that are also named Bellaire - they are located in Arkansas, California, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Bellaire ...

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

• Houston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Houston is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,316,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <7>
• Pasadena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasadena
  • Pasadena is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasadena <7>
• Pearland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearland
  • Pearland is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 123,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearland <7>
• Sugar Land
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Land
  • Sugar Land is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117,875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Land <7>
• Missouri City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City
  • Missouri City is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri City <7>
• South Houston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Houston
  • South Houston is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Houston <7>
• Stafford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stafford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
  • Stafford is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <7>
• Manvel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manvel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
  • Manvel is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <7>
• Richmond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <7>
• Galena Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Park
  • Galena Park is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena Park <7>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bellaire ...

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

Adding Bellaire to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bellaire post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellaire.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bellaire: www.ci.bellaire.tx.us/

The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/