Town guide

Bloomfield, Vermont

Bloomfield is a town in Essex County, Vermont, home to about 234 people across 40 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 05905.

Population2346 per sq mi
Median home value$190,600Census, as estimated by owners

ZIP codes in Bloomfield

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Guildhall, VT05905 —/sq ft

Mostly Guildhall; part is in Bloomfield

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Around Bloomfield

Distances

Nearest major airportPortland International Jetport (PWM)96 miles away
Closer regional airportPatrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV)78 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA165 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY302 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

Bloomfield had 217 residents in the 2020 census, down 17% since 2000.

It’s the 235th largest of 247 towns in Vermont by population.

Essex County grew from 8,056 residents in 1900 to 5,920 in 2020.

Bloomfield population by census2000: 261, 2010: 221, 2020: 217261200022120102172020

Essex County, 1900–2020

Essex County population, 1900 to 20201900: 8,056, 1910: 7,384, 1920: 7,364, 1930: 7,067, 1940: 6,490, 1950: 6,257, 1960: 6,083, 1970: 5,416, 1980: 6,313, 1990: 6,405, 2000: 6,459, 2010: 6,306, 2020: 5,9208K’00’107K’20’306K’40’506K’60’706K’80’906K’00’106K’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 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 40.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 79 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BloomfieldJan: high 25°F, low 2°F, 2.6 in; Feb: high 28°F, low 2°F, 2.2 in; Mar: high 37°F, low 14°F, 2.4 in; Apr: high 52°F, low 29°F, 3 in; May: high 66°F, low 40°F, 3.7 in; Jun: high 74°F, low 50°F, 4.4 in; Jul: high 79°F, low 55°F, 4.5 in; Aug: high 77°F, low 53°F, 4 in; Sep: high 70°F, low 45°F, 3.6 in; Oct: high 56°F, low 34°F, 4.2 in; Nov: high 42°F, low 24°F, 2.9 in; Dec: high 31°F, low 12°F, 3 in25°2°Jan2.628°2°Feb2.237°14°Mar2.452°29°Apr3.066°40°May3.774°50°Jun4.479°55°Jul4.577°53°Aug4.070°45°Sep3.656°34°Oct4.242°24°Nov2.931°12°Dec3.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, N Stratford, NH weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Essex County

586 jobs at 107 businesses in Essex County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Essex CountyManufacturing: 137 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 90 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 76 jobs; Construction: 63 jobs; Retail trade: 50 jobs; Other services: 32 jobs; Educational services: 30 jobs; Professional services: 22 jobsManufacturing 23% Hotels and restaurants 15% Health care and social assistance 13% Construction 11% Retail trade 9% Other services 6% Educational services 5% Professional services 4%

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

Health care

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

Nearest hospitals

  • Weeks Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Lancaster14.2 miles
  • Upper Connecticut Valley HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Colebrook15.8 miles
  • Androscoggin Valley HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Berlin25.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Mental health providers1

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

  • North Country Shop & Save7.6 mi

Libraries

  • Northumberland Public Library7.6 mi

Counts are within about 4 miles 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.

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Shares ZIP codes with Guildhall, Maidstone and Brunswick.

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