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Welcome to Bloomsburg ...

Bloomsburg is located in Berks County<1>.

Bloomsburg is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bloomsburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Bloomsburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Bloomsburg: This one is located in Berks County and the other is located in Columbia County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bloomsburg.

Communities near Bloomsburg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bloomsburg.

  • Reading
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ephrata
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Wyomissing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
    • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <3>
  • Shillington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Birdsboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Schuylkill Haven
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kutztown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • West Reading
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sinking Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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 Bloomsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bloomsburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bloomsburg. 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 Bloomsburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bloomsburg. See our Newspapers Page for Bloomsburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bloomsburg ...

Looking for more information about Bloomsburg? 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 Bloomsburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bloomsburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Berks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bloomsburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.