Bloomingdale Supermarket by Foodtown
78 Main St, Bloomingdale, NJ 07403
In-town independent Foodtown (opened 2024)
Locations · New Jersey
Bloomingdale
Northern New Jersey borough near Verona and the Wanaque area — Hamburg Turnpike scale.
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About this town
Compact ridge-edge borough — Hamburg Turnpike scale near Verona and Kearny.
Bloomingdale is a compact borough on the edge of the ridge, from the old Pompton Township split. Everyday drives are on Hamburg Turnpike. It sits with Wanaque, Ringwood, and Pompton Lakes in northern New Jersey, nearer Verona, where your daughter lives, and Kearny, where your son lives, than any town in Ocean County. Consider it for the family drive, not for a large supply of ranch homes for adults 55 or older.
From the town center, Verona Town Hall at 600 Bloomfield Avenue is about 22.8 minutes and 15.4 miles. Kearny Town Hall at 402 Kearny Avenue is about 34.7 minutes and 23.9 miles. These are light-traffic times, not rush hour.
Why this town
Why consider it
Bloomingdale is a compact ridge-edge borough from the old Pompton Township split — local scale, everyday drives on Hamburg Turnpike, no tourist pitch. Hold it with Wanaque, Ringwood, and Pompton Lakes when you are comparing northern New Jersey near Verona and Kearny against Ocean County ranch living.
Honest tradeoffs
Smaller everyday footprint and thinner shopping than Wayne. Not a 55+ ranch inventory story — use it for family-drive comparison, not as a deep Active-homes-in-budget pool.
Fit cues
- Homes in a 55+ community: No deep 55+ ranch pool — family-drive comparison only
- Doctors and errands: Shared Chilton / Pompton Lakes shopping geography
- Drives to family: Northern New Jersey near Verona / Kearny — closer than Ocean County
- Shore or inland: Inland ridge / Highlands edge
Getting around
How you'll get around
You will drive. Hamburg Turnpike, County Route 511, is the everyday road into the neighboring towns that were once Pompton Township. Chilton Medical Center is a short drive when traffic is light. Verona is a moderate family drive. Plan on the car, then confirm any bus.
Homes
Homes within your monthly target
Nothing for sale in Bloomingdale fits your monthly target today where you would own the home and the land.
Shopping
Everyday errands
ShopRite of Pompton Lakes
750 Hamburg Tpke, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
Full-size ShopRite one town over on Hamburg Tpke
CVS Haskell / Wanaque
1104 Ringwood Ave, Haskell, NJ 07420
The nearest CVS toward Wanaque and Haskell.
Target Riverdale Rt 23 #2247
94 State Rt 23, Riverdale, NJ 07457
A Target the nearby towns share.
Home Depot Riverdale
106 Route 23, Riverdale, NJ 07457
Home improvement
Health Care
Medical facilities nearby
Chilton Medical Center
97 West Parkway, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444
Atlantic Health
Atlantic Health Urgent Care at Totowa
225 Route 46, Totowa, NJ 07512
Atlantic Health
Atlantic Medical Group Primary Care at Pompton Lakes
17 Wanaque Avenue, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
Atlantic Health / Atlantic Medical Group
CVS #2967 Haskell
1104 Ringwood Ave, Haskell, NJ 07420
CVS
CVS #7915 Ringwood
115 Skyline Dr, Ringwood, NJ 07456
CVS
ShopRite Pharmacy Pompton Lakes
750 Hamburg Tpke, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
ShopRite
We show the place and the drive. Your Medicare plan decides which doctors you can use.
Dining
Places to eat
The Magpie Bakery
2-14 Riverside Square, Bloomingdale, NJ 07403
Storybook bakery for pies, pastries, and custom cakes — your Bloomingdale sweet local stop.
Mia's Ice-Cream
78 Main Street, Bloomingdale, NJ 07403
Family ice cream and cake shop on Main — scoops and custom cakes for your Bloomingdale sweet stop.
Danny's Pizza
47 Main St, Bloomingdale, NJ 07403
Sicilian-family recipes on Main Street since 2008 — Bloomingdale's in-town pizza room.
Krios Mediterranean Cuisine
60 Main St, Bloomingdale, NJ 07403
Mediterranean on Main — flame-grilled meats and coastal flavors for your Bloomingdale Med evening.