Belford, New Jersey

About Belford

Belford, NJ is a small unincorporated community located in eastern New Jersey.

Officially, Belford is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.26 square miles.

📰 Belford News Today

• Windows of Manhattan-bound ferry shatter in incident at Belford Terminal in New Jersey ABC7 New York · Oct 6
• Coast Guard investigating NY Waterway ferry crash following commuter complaints NJ.com · Oct 7
• Windows shattered on NJ ferry headed to Manhattan. Then it kept going New Jersey 101.5 · Oct 6
• NY Waterway Ferry Hit Dock As It Departed Belford Tuesday Patch · Oct 6
• NY commuter ferry smashed into a pier, shattered windows and sailed on, passengers said NJ.com · Oct 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest New Jersey headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Belford Unique

• The only place in America named Belford — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Belford

• Naples Pizzeria — pizza
• Kings Arms II
• Napoli Boys Homemade Ice Cream (café)

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

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Belford

• Bayshore Waterfront County Park reviews ★
• Belford Park reviews ★
• Doughboy Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Belford

• Bayview Elementary School
• Middletown High School North

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Belford

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