Belleville, New Jersey

Belleville, New Jersey
Township
Wesley United Methodist Church
Nickname:  Cherry Blossom Capital of America
Location of Belleville in Essex County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Essex County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left).
Census Bureau map of Belleville, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°47′37″N 74°09′40″W / 40.793481°N 74.161159°W / 40.793481; -74.161159[1][2]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Essex
Incorporated	April 8, 1839
Named for	French language for "beautiful city"
Government [3]
• Type	Faulkner Act (council–manager)
• Body	Township Council
Area [1]
• Total	3.37 sq mi (8.71 km2)
• Land	3.30 sq mi (8.54 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)  2.05%
• Rank	319th of 565 in state 14th of 22 in county[1]
Elevation [4]	161 ft (49 m)
Population  (2020)[5][6]
• Total	38,222
• Rank	62nd of 565 in state 7th of 22 in county[7]
• Density	11,597.1/sq mi (4,477.7/km2)
• Rank	29th of 565 in state 5th of 22 in county[7]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	07109[8][9]
Area codes	862/973
FIPS code	3401304695[1][10][11]
GNIS feature ID	1729713[1][12]
Website	www.bellevillenj.org

Belleville is a Township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2020 Census, the township population was 38,222.^[5][6]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
2. ↑ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
3. ↑ Cite error: The named reference DataBook was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Belleville, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 4, 2013.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Cite error: The named reference Census2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Cite error: The named reference LWD2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
8. ↑ Look Up a ZIP Code for Belleville, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed November 8, 2011.
9. ↑ ZIP Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 21, 2013.
10. ↑ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
11. ↑ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
12. ↑ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.