Bloomington, Utah

Bloomington
Neighborhood
Bloomington Location of Bloomington in within the State of Utah
Coordinates: 37°02′48″N113°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	769 m (2,523 ft)
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. The community was annexed into St. George on December 15, 1982. ^[2]

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".

Notable events

In 2005, there was significant 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.

Man O War Bridge

The Man O War Bridge crosses the Virgin River and connects the "Bloomington Circle" to I-15 via Pioneer Road. ^[3]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bloomington has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. ^[4]

Notable people

• Texas Rose Bascom (1922-1993), rodeo trick rider and fancy trick roper, Hollywood actress, hall of fame inductee ^[5]
• Shaye Scott, social media personality

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. Green, Terry A. (December 16, 1982). "St. George adds 4,000 residents". The Spectrum . St. George, Utah. p. 1. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
3. Kuzmanic, Joyce (December 21, 2010). "An excavator worked tirelessly on the Man O War bridge today". St. George News. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
4. Climate Summary for Bloomington, Utah
5. "National Day of the Cowboy: Southern Utah cowgirl, cowboy honored".