Town guide

Bloomfield, Illinois

Bloomfield is a community in Adams County, Illinois across 0.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 62305.

Homes sold for a median of $144 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Price per sq ft$144Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking14%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Bloomfield

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bloomfield. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Bloomfield

Distances

Nearest major airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)97 miles away
Closer regional airportQuincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (UIN)6 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Louis, MO108 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL229 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Bloomfield; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Bloomfield

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Adams County grew from 67,058 residents in 1900 to 65,737 in 2020.

Adams County, 1900–2020

Adams County population, 1900 to 20201900: 67,058, 1910: 64,588, 1920: 62,188, 1930: 62,784, 1940: 65,229, 1950: 64,690, 1960: 68,467, 1970: 70,861, 1980: 71,622, 1990: 66,090, 2000: 68,277, 2010: 67,103, 2020: 65,73767K’00’1062K’20’3065K’40’5068K’60’7072K’80’9068K’00’1066K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 36.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BloomfieldJan: high 35°F, low 19°F, 1.6 in; Feb: high 40°F, low 23°F, 1.8 in; Mar: high 52°F, low 32°F, 2.3 in; Apr: high 64°F, low 43°F, 4 in; May: high 73°F, low 54°F, 4.6 in; Jun: high 82°F, low 63°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 67°F, 3.5 in; Aug: high 85°F, low 65°F, 3.9 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 56°F, 3.1 in; Oct: high 65°F, low 45°F, 3.1 in; Nov: high 51°F, low 33°F, 2.4 in; Dec: high 39°F, low 24°F, 1.8 in35°19°Jan1.640°23°Feb1.852°32°Mar2.364°43°Apr4.073°54°May4.682°63°Jun4.586°67°Jul3.585°65°Aug3.978°56°Sep3.165°45°Oct3.151°33°Nov2.439°24°Dec1.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Quincy Rgnl Ap, IL weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Adams County

31,699 jobs at 1,787 businesses in Adams County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Adams CountyHealth care and social assistance: 7,134 jobs; Manufacturing: 5,434 jobs; Retail trade: 4,692 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,816 jobs; Wholesale trade: 1,822 jobs; Finance and insurance: 1,750 jobs; Other services: 1,379 jobs; Construction: 1,198 jobsHealth care and social assistance 23% Manufacturing 17% Retail trade 15% Hotels and restaurants 9% Wholesale trade 6% Finance and insurance 6% Other services 4% Construction 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

131 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bloomfield.

Nearest hospitals

  • Blessing HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Quincy5.4 miles
  • Hannibal Regional HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Hannibal18.0 miles
  • Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Carthage32.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors6
Specialist doctors10
Dentists21
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants16
Mental health providers53
Physical and occupational therapists17
Optometrists2
Chiropractors6
Pharmacies4

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Bloomfield

Grocery stores

  • Walmart Supercenter2.2 mi
  • Target3.3 mi
  • Hy-Vee3.4 mi
  • Aldi3.4 mi

Libraries

  • Brenner Library4.6 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Bloomfield

Public schools here are run by Quincy SD 172. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Colonel George Iles Elem SchQuincyK–5535Public5.1 mi
Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elem SchQuincyK–5500Public2.1 mi
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary SchoolQuincyK–5588Public5.3 mi
Sarah Atwater Denman ElemQuincyK–5501Public4.3 mi
Adams Co Juvenile Detention CntrQuincy5–12—Alternative Education2.5 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Dominic Elementary SchoolQuincyPre-K–8165Roman Catholic2.9 mi
Transitions SchoolQuincy1–1215Nonsectarian5.7 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Quincy and Burton.

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