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Belmont North Carolina Map

Explore Belmont, North Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Belmont, North Carolina

How to Use This Belmont, North Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Belmont, North Carolina. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of North Carolina or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Belmont.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityBelmont
StateNorth Carolina (NC)
CountyHalifax County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude35.221284
Longitude-81.041089
Population15,010
Density476.6 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes27320, 27870, 28144, 28012
Area Code704, 980
County SeatHalifax
School DistrictGaston County Schools

About Belmont, North Carolina

Belmont is a locality in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of 15,010. The population density is 476.6 people per km². Belmont is located at 35.2213°N, 81.0411°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Belmont is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 27320, 27870, 28144.

Belmont maintains a quiet gravity, anchored by the dense, verdant canopy of the Piedmont that softens the edges of its architecture and streets. It lies 1.4 miles west of Roanoke Rapids, NC (from Roanoke Rapids, NC: bearing 279°T), and is situated 1.3 miles northeast of South Rosemary. The landscape here is defined by a slow, rhythmic transition of slopes and wooded hollows, where the light at dusk settles in long, amber strips across the asphalt and brick. To the north, the land slopes toward the convergence of water and earth, where the presence of Chockoyotte Creek and the expanse of Roanoke Rapids Lake dictate the movement of the local ecosystem. Wilkins Hill rises in the distance, a silent, earthen sentinel that marks the horizon, while the proximity of City of Roanoke Rapids - Emry Park provides a managed, green intersection between the built environment and the untamed growth of the surrounding timberland.

Belmont carries the quiet weight of an industrial lineage, a place where the echoes of textile mills and regional commerce have transitioned into the steady, modern pulse of a changing economy. The local character is shaped by a history of labor and the deliberate pace of those who built their lives around the cycles of regional production. There is a specific, enduring quality to the way the afternoon sun hits the older facades, highlighting the sturdy, honest craftsmanship of a period when the economy was tethered to the loom and the field. Even as the nature of work shifts, Belmont retains a fundamental courtesy, a lingering resonance of the Southern register that informs the way people move through their days, whether they are visiting the local recreation areas or navigating the quiet commerce of the center.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Gaston County Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 352° N
  • Mecklenburg County Open Space - Iswa Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 061° NE
  • Catawba Lands Conservancy - Goat Island Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 310° NW
  • Amphitheater (Theatre) — 2.2 mi, 045° NE
  • Observation Platform (Viewpoint) — 2.2 mi, 046° NE
  • Mecklenburg County Open Space - Berryhill Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 099° E
  • Catawba Lands Conservancy - Pharr Yarns Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 320° NW
  • Mecklenburg County Open Space (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 031° NE
  • F-4 Phantom II (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 086° E
  • Sculpture of Queen Charlotte (Public Artwork) — 5.5 mi, 090° E
  • Air Midwest Flight 5481 Memorial (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 101° E
  • Redlair Plant Conservation Preserve (State Resource Management Area) — 5.7 mi, 338° N
  • Morris Field (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 101° E
  • River Oaks Academy Birthday Rock (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 031° NE
  • METALmorphosis (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 133° SE
  • Renaissance Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 7.4 mi, 115° SE
  • Crash Site of Eastern Flight 212 (Historic Ruins) — 8.0 mi, 126° SE
  • Dave Harris Stadium (Stadium) — 8.0 mi, 082° E
  • District 57 (Theme Park) — 8.3 mi, 081° E
  • Museum of Illusions (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 090° E
  • Illuminate Studio (Arts Centre) — 11.2 mi, 147° SE
  • Bank of America Heritage Center (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 088° E
  • Discovery Place IMAX (Cinema) — 11.3 mi, 087° E
  • Stage Door Theater (Theatre) — 11.3 mi, 088° E
  • Gainseville Midland (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 100° E
  • Culture Palette (Arts Centre) — 11.5 mi, 088° E
  • Crowders Mountain State Park (State Park) — 12.6 mi, 269° W
  • Kings Mountain State Park (State Park) — 16.6 mi, 253° W
  • Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 38.0 mi, 213° SW · 375k acres
  • Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 60.8 mi, 329° NW · 511k acres

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About This Belmont Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Belmont, North Carolina. Coordinates: 35.221284, -81.041089. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Belmont includes the ZIP code (27320, 27870, 28144), telephone area code (704, 980), county seat of Halifax County (Halifax), and school district assignment (Gaston County Schools).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.