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Welcome to Bloomington Heights ...

Bloomington Heights is located in Sullivan County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bloomington Heights: Bloomington Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Bloomington Heights is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bloomington Heights: 423 & 729<3>

Communities Also Named Bloomington Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bloomington Heights - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Bloomington Heights ...

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

  • Johnson City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnson City is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
    • Former names for Johnson City:
    • Blue Plum Station
    • Haynesville
    • Johnsons Depot
    • Johnsons Tank
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <4>
  • Collingwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bristol
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Cross
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cross is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
  • Mill Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
  • Bloomingdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
  • Colonial Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Church Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jonesborough
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Mount Carmel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bloomington Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Sullivan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bloomington Heights - 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 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Bloomington Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Bloomington Heights 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.