Specifically, Bloomingdale lies south of Channing Street NW, east of 2nd Street NW (north of Rhode Island Avenue), east of Third Street NW (south of Rhode Island), north of Florida Avenue NW, and west of North Capitol Street. The neighborhood lies in Ward 5, and the current Councilmember is Harry "Tommy" Thomas, Jr. Bloomingdale's most local representatives are (from south to north) Advisory Neigh
borhood Commissioners Stuart Davenport, John Salatti, and Barrie Daneker (terms 2009-2010). Quite a few universities are close to Bloomingdale. Howard University borders the neighborhood on the north. Trinity and Catholic Universities are about one mile (1.6 km) northeast. George Washington University is about three miles (5 km) southwest. The University of the District of Columbia is less than four miles (6 km) northwest. Georgetown University is about four miles (6 km) west. American University is about six miles (10 km) northwest. Most of the homes within Bloomingdale are rowhouses built at the turn of the last century (1900) and are in the Victorian style. Nearby neighborhoods that border on Bloomingdale are Pleasant Plains to the northwest, LeDroit Park to the west, Eckington to the east, Shaw to the southwest, and Truxton Circle to the southeast.
