Bellaire, Texas

City of Bellaire
City
The Bellaire water tower, commemorating the city's little league team
Location in Harris County and the state of Texas
Coordinates: 29°42′25.54″N 95°28′2.59″W / 29.7070944°N 95.4673861°W / 29.7070944; -95.4673861
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Harris
Incorporated	June 24, 1918
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• City Council	Mayor Andrew S. Friedberg Trisha S. Pollard Gus E. Pappas Pat McLaughlan Michael Fife David R. Montague Neil Verma
• City Manager	Paul Hofmann
Area [1]
• Total	3.60 sq mi (9.32 km2)
• Land	3.60 sq mi (9.32 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	52 ft (16 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	17,202
• Density	5,274.12/sq mi (2,036.44/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	77401-77402
Area codes	281, 346, 713, 832
FIPS code	48-07300[4]
GNIS feature ID	1330381[2]
Website	[1]

Bellaire is a city in southwestern Harris County, Texas, United States, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area.^[5] As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city population was 17,202. It is surrounded by the cities of Houston and West University Place. Bellaire is known as the "City of Homes", owing to its mostly residential character;^[6] but it has offices along the I-610 Loop within the city limits.