Bellaire, Ohio

Bellaire, Ohio
Bellaire Bridge over the Ohio River
Location of Bellaire, Ohio
Location of Bellaire, Ohio
Location of Bellaire in Belmont County
Location of Bellaire in Belmont County
Bellaire is located in Ohio
Bellaire
Bellaire
Bellaire is located in the United States
Bellaire
Bellaire
Bellaire is located in North America
Bellaire
Bellaire
Coordinates: 40°00′40″N 80°44′50″W / 40.01111°N 80.74722°W / 40.01111; -80.74722
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyBelmont
TownshipPultney
Area
 • Total
1.68 sq mi (4.35 km2)
 • Land1.65 sq mi (4.28 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation709 ft (216 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
3,870
 • Estimate 
(2023)[3]
3,763
 • Density2,341.20/sq mi (904.14/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43906
Area code740
FIPS code39-05074[4]
GNIS feature ID2398073[2]
WebsiteVillage website

Bellaire is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 3,870 at the 2020 census, having peaked in 1920. It is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area.

The Bellaire Bridge (now abandoned and closed) was filmed in the 1991 motion picture The Silence of the Lambs. The curved railroad viaduct and bridge over the Ohio, the B & O Railroad Viaduct, were featured in the 2010 film Unstoppable and is a registered historic structure.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bellaire, Ohio
  3. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.