Bellefonte, Delaware

About Bellefonte

Bellefonte, DE is a small town located in northern Delaware, home to 1,249 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Bellefonte holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.18 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 6,939 residents per square mile.

📰 Bellefonte News Today

• ARREST MADE FOLLOWING ASSAULT WITH A HATCHET IN BELLEFONTE New Castle County Police Department News · Feb 25
• Man accused of hatchet attack in Bellefonte WDEL · Feb 25
• Enlighten Me: Bellefonte Town Hall receives improvements Delaware Public Media · Jul 15
• Catherine B. Dougherty-Baldwin Chandler Funeral Homes & Crematory · Apr 8
• Finist and the Owl Is a Nook for Book Lovers in Bellefonte Delaware Today · Feb 24

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📰 Local News

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What Makes Bellefonte Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.18 sq mi.
• Positioned in northern Delaware, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Delaware — one of 79 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Easy reach of Wilmington (3 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Bellefonte

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Bellefonte

• Crab du Jour — seafood
• Grotto Pizza — pizza
• IHOP — breakfast
• La Fete — french
• Le Shio — asian fusion
• Takumi — japanese
• The Bellefonte Cafe — american
• The Melting Pot — fondue
• Unique Restaurant — chinese

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bellefonte

• Alapocas Run State Park reviews ★
• Bellevue State Park reviews ★
• Fox Point State Park reviews ★
• Blue Rock Manor Park reviews ★
• Bringhurst Woods Park reviews ★
• Cauffiel House, Bellevue State Park reviews ★
• Fairfax Park reviews ★
• Fairfax South Park reviews ★
• Matson Run Parkway reviews ★
• River Road Park reviews ★
• Rockwood Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Bellefonte

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