Bloomington, Utah

Bloomington
Neighborhood
Bloomington Location of Bloomington in within the State of Utah
Coordinates: 37°02′48″N 113°36′22″W / 37.04667°N 113.60611°W / 37.04667; -113.60611
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Washington
City	St. George
Settled	1870
Founded by	William Carpenter
Elevation	2,523 ft (769 m)
Population	10,053
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (Mountain)
ZIP code	84790
Area code	435
GNIS feature ID	1437504[1]

Bloomington is a community in southern Washington County, Utah, United States, which now forms the southwestern part of the city of St. George.

Access to Bloomington is achieved by Interstate 15's interchange with Brigham Road (Exit 4), Southern Parkway (SR-7) Exit 2, or by Tonaquint Drive on the north side of the "Bloomington Circle".

In 2005 there was massive flooding in the Washington County area. The Man-O-War bridge usually remained opened; however, it was closed for a few hours at a time during the worst of the flooding. The community gathered together to sandbag and protect homes along the Virgin River. Although many were flooded, no houses were swept away as they were in the Green Valley area.

The Man O War Bridge crosses the Virgin River and connects the "Bloomington Circle" to I-15 via Pioneer Road.^[2]

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bloomington has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.^[3]

• Texas Rose Bascom (1922-1993), rodeo trick rider and fancy trick roper, Hollywood actress, hall of fame inductee^[4]