Bellmore is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Nassau County, New York, United States.

Bellmore serves as a suburb of New York City on Long Island.

John F. Kennedy Int'l Airport is located within 15 miles (24 km) of Bellmore, making it convenient for travelers.

Major thoroughfares that wind through the suburb include Sunrise Highway, Southern State Parkway, Merrick Road, Bellmore Avenue, Jerusalem Avenue, and Newbridge Road.

As of the census[3] of 2010, Bellmore has 16,218 people, 5,552 households, and 4,604 families residing in the CDP.

[4] Bellmore was settled primarily by Englishmen who crossed Long Island Sound from Connecticut in the middle of the seventeenth century.

Further south, near the bay, Andres Smith deeded 100 acres (0.4 km2) to his son, Jeremiah in 1676.

Lee Mattes married Sarah Southard and moved into their new home on Merrick Road in about 1689.

Smithville (later Smithville South) was named for the many Smith families who lived in the area, and New Bridge, named for the bridge that joined the peninsulas south of Merrick Road.

When the railroad was built through the area in 1867 they arbitrarily named their station Bellmore.

Development followed as both communities grew towards the railroad and adopted the name Bellmore Pride.

In 1968, the Supreme Court ruled against Sam's Stationery and Luncheonette of Bellmore.