Bellevue, Nebraska
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Bellevue precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68005. The Survey maps it on the Omaha South quadrangle. 64,176 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,033 feet above sea level.
On record in Bellevue
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 9 records
Fontanelle Banklisted 1969
William E. Gordon Houselisted 2006
William Hamilton Houselisted 1969
Old Log Cabinlisted 1970
Presbyterian Churchlisted 1970- Bellevue College Dormitorieslisted 2017
- Blacksmith Shoplisted 1978
- Fort Crook Historic Districtlisted 1976
- McCarty-Lilley Houselisted 1978
Population over time
2 figuresBellevue grew from 50,137 to 64,176 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 50,137 | |
| 2020 | 64,176 | +14,039 (+28%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Omaha South quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Omaha South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
79 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Bellevue between 2011 and 2020, burning about 587 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 53 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Bellevue: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Glenwood Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
55 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bellevue in 55 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 27 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind, 4 lightning, 4 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1995 | Hail | Bellevue | $20,000,000 | A lunchtime hailstorm pounded parts of the Omaha metropolitan area, resulting in at least 12,000 damage claims. One to three inch hail produced damage estimates to homes and cars close to $20 million. |
| August 2002 | Lightning | Bellevue | $125,000 | Lightning struck a house in Bellevue igniting a fire that caused about $75,000 in damage to the structure and $50,000 damage to its contents. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellevue | $30,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at between 75 and 85 mph knocked down a wall of a movie theatre that was under construction. |
| May 2000 | Lightning | Bellevue | $2,500 | Lightning struck a house causing around $2,500 worth of damage to the roof, blasting a 10-foot-widehole. |
| July 2004 | Lightning | Bellevue | $1,000 | Lightning struck Christmas lights which were still up on a Bellevue home. The lightning then traveled along a gutter and ignited a gas meter on the side of the house which was leaking natural gas. The resulting fire did minimal exterior damage. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellevue | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellevue | - | The office received a public report of a tree that had snapped and fallen onto a home in Bellevue. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellevue | - | The office received a public report of several large branches down. |
| April 2023 | Flash Flood | Bellevue | - | The Emergency manager reported street flooding in parts of Olde Towne near Harlan and Industrial Drive. No structures were impacted but there were several stalled vehicles. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Bellevue | - | Public reported nickel to quarter sized hail on the south size of Bellevue via social media. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellevue | - | Public reported a peak measured wind gust of 81 mph. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Bellevue | - | East Mission and Mills County State Highway 10 toll road is impassable. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Bellevue | - | Standing water was reported up to the side of homes in Green Acres mobile home park. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Bellevue | - | Payne Drive into Hayworth Park was closed due to water over the roadway. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellevue | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at close to 60 mph downed a large branch which blocked a road near 32nd and Modification. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Bellevue | - | Hail up to quarter-size was reported near 15th and Gaelic Streets and nickel-size along West 16th Avenue in Bellevue. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellevue | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at close to 60 mph downed trees and power lines forcing several streets to be barricaded by police. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellevue | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at close to 60 mph knocked down tree limbs in the Bellevue area causing some power outages. |
| June 2008 | Flood | Bellevue | - | Heavy rain over sections of the Missouri River basin on June 4th and 5th, that eventually brought significant flooding downstream of Sarpy county, caused high water and some flooding along sections of the river in Sarpy county. A camp ground and marina near the river in the southeast part of town was flooded for a while on Thursday June 5th into Friday the 6th. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellevue | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at over 60 mph downed several large trees in the Bellevue area. The fallen trees damaged several vehicles. |
| March 2007 | Hail | Bellevue | - | Hail up to nickel size was reported in and around the Bellevue area. The hail was reported by off-duty weather observers from Offutt and also amateur radio operators. One report was at 36th and Capehart. |
| May 2007 | Heavy Rain | Bellevue | - | Rainfall of around 7 to 7.5 inches fell from Friday May 4th through Sunday May 6th in the Bellevue area. The heavy rain caused considerable ponding of water on several city streets and Highways in the area, and left area golf courses submerged in water which shut them down for several days afterward. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellevue | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph downed a few trees in town causing power outages. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Bellevue | - | Hail up to 1 inch in diameter was reported near 48th and Cornhusker. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellevue | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph caused some tree damage at a golf course in town. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellevue | - | A thunderstorm wind gust was measured at 53 knots at Offutt AFB. The winds caused isolated damage to lawn and playground equipment in the area and also knocked down several large tree limbs in Bellevue. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Bellevue | - | Hail up to around 1 inch in diameter fell from Bellevue toward Offutt AFB. This was from the cluster of storms that dropped a little larger hail just to the west in Papillion. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Bellevue | - | The hail was accompanied by 60 mph winds and was from the second cluster of thunderstorms that moved across Sarpy county this evening. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellevue | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph by the public. |
| August 2005 | Hail | Bellevue | - | Near Bellevue West High School. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellevue | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at least 60 mph downed some large tree limbs in town. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Bellevue | - | Hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter was reported from Bellevue to near Offutt AFB. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellevue | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph rolled through Sarpy county. The winds were from the same group of storms that brought the wind damage to Douglas county and locations to the northwest. The strong winds downed large tree branches and some trees. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellevue | - | An off duty Offutt Afb employee reported thunderstorm winds downed numerous relatively large tree limbs. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Bellevue | - | See the narrative for Douglas county for roughly the same time period. |
| August 1999 | Flash Flood | Bellevue | - | Although not as heavy as locations to the north, rainfall of 2 to 7 inches in a 24 hour period was reported over Sarpy county. Flash flooding was confined to mainly farm fields, but several roads, including 36th Street and Highway 370, were flooded. |
| August 1998 | Lightning | Bellevue | - | Lightning struck 911 transmitter forcing sheriffs department to use cell phones for 20 minutes. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellevue | - | Wind estimated at TRACON site. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Bellevue | - | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Hail | Bellevue | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Bellevue | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Bellevue | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Bellevue | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Bellevue | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Bellevue | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Bellevue | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Bellevue | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Bellevue | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Bellevue | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Bellevue | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Bellevue | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Hail | Bellevue | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Bellevue | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Bellevue | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Bellevue | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Park | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Fort Crook | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Avery | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Gilmore Junction | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Gilmore | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Capehart | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| La Platte | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Rumsey | 5.5 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Bellevue | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q643040 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 827304. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





