Welcome to Bloomington ...

Bloomington is located in Washington County<1>.

Bloomington was established in 1870.

When the people of Bloomington refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Bloomingtonian<2>

Bloomington is 2,520 feet [768 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Bloomington is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Bloomington lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Bloomington (for example, toward Colorado City (AZ)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Bloomington is located in the (435) area code.

The ZIP code for Bloomington: 84790<4>

In the past, Bloomington was named Saint James.Going back to its beginning, Bloomington was originally named Jamestown. For more information about the names of Bloomington, see The Names of Bloomington on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Bloomington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Bloomington - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky (2), Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bloomington ...

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

• Saint George
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Saint George is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <5>
• Washington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
• Hurricane
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Hurricane is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane <5>
• Ivins
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivins
  • Ivins is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivins <5>
• Santa Clara
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
  • Santa Clara is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Clara <5>
• Leeds
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
  • Leeds is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <5>
• Washington Fields
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Washington Fields. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Fields
  • Washington Fields is located in Washington County
• Fort Clara ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Clara
  • Fort Clara is located in Washington County
  • Fort Clara has also been known as:
  • Fort Santa Clara
• Fort Pearce ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pearce
  • Fort Pearce is located in Washington County
• Shivwits
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivwits
  • Shivwits is located in Washington County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bloomington ...

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

Adding Bloomington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bloomington 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 Bloomington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Bloomington post office opened in 1886.

We also found Bloomington on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bloomington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bloomington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.washco.state.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/