Bloomingdale New Jersey Map

About Bloomingdale, New Jersey

Bloomingdale is a locality in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 7,716. The population density is 337.2 people per km². Bloomingdale is located at 41.0020°N, 74.3265°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 7403.

Bloomingdale lies at a confluence of worn hills and the slow, deliberate crawl of the Ramapo River. It lies 5.9 miles north-north-west of Wayne, NJ (from Wayne, NJ: bearing 334°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north-west of Paterson. The land here is a study in muted greens and browns, a palette of enduring, unhurried growth. Oak and maple trees, their branches gnarled like ancient hands, cast shifting shadows across modest homes and the occasional weathered barn, testament to seasons past. The air, especially as the sun begins its descent, carries a faint, sweet scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a quiet exhalation of the day. Ditches along the roads, choked with reeds and wildflowers, hint at the wilder country that still presses close, a persistent whisper of untamed space. The history of Bloomingdale is one of pragmatic settlement and a steady, quiet industry. Early on, the Ramapo River was more than just a scenic element; its waters powered mills and shaped the nascent economy of the area, a source of both sustenance and labor. Later, the arrival of the railroad, a thin steel artery, connected Bloomingdale to larger currents, though the pace of life here never quite surrendered to the frantic pulse of the metropolis. The land itself, with its veins of iron ore, once drew prospectors and fueled a small but significant mining past, a chapter now largely buried beneath the verdant overgrowth, leaving only the faintest imprint on the character of Bloomingdale.

About This Bloomingdale Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Bloomingdale, New Jersey with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Bloomingdale and Passaic County.

Detailed location data for Bloomingdale includes the ZIP code (08844), telephone area code (908, 973, 862), county seat of Passaic County (Paterson), and school district assignment (Bloomingdale Borough School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Bloomingdale is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.