Welcome to Bloomington ...

The city of Bloomington is located in Bear Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bloomington, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bloomington has a population of 209 people<3> (see below for details).

Bloomington is 5,980 feet [1,823 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Bloomington is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Bloomington: (208) & (986)<5>

The ZIP code for Bloomington: 83223<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bloomington had an population of 209 people. This is an increase of 1.46% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bloomington had a population of 206 people. This makes Bloomington the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Bloomington represents 0.01% of the total population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 165th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 206 people, the population of Bloomington decreased 17.93% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 251 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bloomington.

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, 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, Utah, 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.

• Montpelier
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <7>
• Garden City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Rich County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <7>
• Georgetown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <7>
• Saint Charles
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <7>
• Pickelville ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickelville
  • Pickelville is located in Rich County (UT)
• Dingle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingle
  • Dingle is located in Bear Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dingle <7>
• Wardboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardboro
  • Wardboro is located in Bear Lake County
• Bern
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern
  • Bern is located in Bear Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bern <7>
• Fish Haven
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Haven
  • Fish Haven is located in Bear Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fish Haven <7>
• Bennington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
  • Bennington is located in Bear Lake 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bloomington, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Bloomington mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

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 Bear Lake County: www.bearlakecounty.info/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/