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Welcome to Belfair ...

Belfair is located on the Olympic Peninsula.

Belfair is located in Mason County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belfair, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.

Belfair is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Belfair lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Belfair: 360 & 564<3>

The ZIP code for Belfair: 98528<4>

Communities Also Named Belfair ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Belfair: This one is located in Mason County and the other is located in Kitsap County.

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

Communities near Belfair ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Belfair. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Belfair.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belfair ...

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

Adding Belfair to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Belfair post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belfair.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Mason, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belfair - 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 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Belfair area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Belfair 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 Belfair). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Belfair 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/