Bloomingdale is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The population was 22,711 at the 2010 census. The ZIP Codes serving the community are 33511 (which is addressed to Brandon) and 33596 (which is addressed to Valrico). History Bloomingdale was settled some time before 1850 by John Vickers, John Carney, and others. Carney was killed on April 17, 1856, by Seminoles during the Third Seminole War. Bloomingdale School was founded in 1884, which in 1897 became a teacher's institute, training an average of 54 teachers at a time from as far north as Gainesville and as far south as Miami-Dade County. In 1890 the railway was routed through Brandon, and Bloomingdale began to decline as businessmen like D.J. Galvin, who owned a feed store on the property that is now Mulrennan Middle School, moved to Brandon for access to all the benefits provided by the railroad. In 1910, the post office closed. In 1920, the school closed and the students were sent to Brandon instead. The community declined, or at best remained stable until the 1960s, when it became a bedroom community for Tampa. Geography Bloomingdale is located in east-central Hillsborough County at (27.881904, -82.259919). It is bordered to the north by Brandon, to the northeast by Valrico, to the southeast by FishHawk, and to the southwest by Riverview. Bloomingdale is southeast of downtown Tampa. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Bloomingdale CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.97%, are water. The Alafia River forms the southern border of the CDP. Bell Shoals are some rapids on the river in Bloomingdale. Demographics As of the 2006–2008 American Community Survey estimates, there were 19,434 people, 6,590 households, and 5,697 families residing in the community. The population density was . There were 7,250 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the community was 88.12% White, 6.38% African American, 0.26% Native American, 2.24% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.12% from other races, and 1.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.93% of the population. There were 6,590 households, out of which 43.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.2% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.6% were non-families. 10.8% of all households were made up of individuals,