Welcome to Bloomingdale ...
Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bloomingdale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
Bloomingdale is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bloomingdale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bloomingdale: 570 & 272<3>
Communities Also Named Bloomingdale ...
While we believe that this Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Bloomingdale. Those communities are located in the following counties: Carbon and Lancaster County.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 23 communities that are also named Bloomingdale - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bloomingdale.
Communities near Bloomingdale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bloomingdale.
- Wilkes-Barre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nanticoke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Berwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Plymouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Swoyersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Edwardsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <4>
- Larksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larksville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larksville
- Larksville is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larksville <4>
- Forty Fort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forty Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
- Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Forty Fort
- From Bloomingdale to Forty Fort
- Wyoming
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,004 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bloomingdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bloomingdale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bloomingdale. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bloomingdale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bloomingdale. See our Newspapers Page for Bloomingdale.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bloomingdale ...
Looking for more information about Bloomingdale? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bloomingdale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bloomingdale.
Adding Bloomingdale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bloomingdale in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bloomingdale was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
We also found Bloomingdale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bloomingdale.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Luzerne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bloomingdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Bloomingdale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Bloomingdale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |