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A city of 2,742 people in Iowa
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About Bloomfield

City in Iowa, United States
2,682Population
2.3 sq miArea
873 ftElevation

Bloomfield is a city and the county seat of Davis County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,682 at the 2020 census.

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Town numbers

ZIP code52537–52538, 52537
Area code641
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Housing in Bloomfield

$238K▲ 3.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Bloomfield home is worth about $238,000, up 3.3% in a year, close to the Iowa typical home.

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Bloomfield's police department reported only 2023 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Bloomfield 3.2
Iowa 2.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Bloomfield 3.9
Iowa 12
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C+

The public schools Bloomfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 59% of Iowa’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictDavis County Comm School DistrictSchools4

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IA. Ratings are from neighbors.

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