Yelsk, Belarus

Yelsk
Ельск
Yelsk
Coordinates: 51°49′N 29°09′E / 51.817°N 29.150°E / 51.817; 29.150
CountryBelarus
RegionGomel Region
DistrictYelsk District
Population
 (2025)
  Total
8,623
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code
247831, 247872, 247873
Area code+375 2354
License plate3

Yelsk (Belarusian: Ельск, romanized: Jeĺsk; Russian: Ельск; Polish: Jelsk; Lithuanian: Jelskas) is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Yelsk District. As of 2025, it has a population of 8,623.

Yelsk was greatly affected by radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl disaster in 1986.