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Welcome to Belmont ...

The city of Belmont is located in Pleasants County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belmont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Belmont has a population of 853 people<2> (see below for details).

Belmont is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Belmont: 304 & 681<4>

The ZIP code for Belmont: 26134<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Belmont had an population of 853 people. This is a decrease of 5.54% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.66% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Belmont had a population of 903 people (or 11.93% of the total population of Pleasants County). This makes Belmont the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Belmont represents 0.05% of the population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 120th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 903 people, the population of Belmont decreased 12.84% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,036 people).

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

Communities Also Named Belmont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 88 communities that are also named Belmont - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (4), Idaho, Illinois (3), Indiana (3), Kansas (6), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (3), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska (2), Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (6), Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (6), Texas, Vermont, Virginia (8), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Belmont ...

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

  • Parkersburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Marietta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Marietta is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <6>
  • Vienna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Belpre
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <6>
  • Williamstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Harrisville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sistersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Pennsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Matamoras
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
  • North Hills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • North Hills is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 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 Belmont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belmont.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belmont ...

Looking for more information about Belmont? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Belmont, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Belmont.

Adding Belmont to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Belmont post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belmont.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Pleasants, 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 Belmont.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belmont - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Belmont area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Belmont 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 city (such as Belmont). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Belmont 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/