Whatcom County, Washington

Whatcom County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF WHATCOM GUS Population: 234,954 (2024) ID: 176806	County	Official County Government	Contact: COUNTY EXECUTIVE 311 GRAND AVE, STE 108, BELLINGHAM WA 98225-4038
CITY OF BELLINGHAM GUS Population: 95,860 (2024) ID: 205600	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 210 LOTTIE ST, BELLINGHAM WA 98225-4089
CITY OF LYNDEN GUS Population: 16,783 (2024) ID: 136136	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY ADMINISTRATOR 300 4TH ST, LYNDEN WA 98264-1905
CITY OF FERNDALE GUS Population: 16,706 (2024) ID: 194195	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 936, FERNDALE WA 98248-0936
CITY OF BLAINE GUS Population: 6,371 (2024) ID: 176890	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY MANAGER 435 MARTAIN ST, #3000, BLAINE WA 98230
TOWN OF EVERSON GUS Population: 3,169 (2024) ID: 176891	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: DEPUTY CLERK TREASURER PO BOX 315, EVERSON WA 98247-0315
CITY OF SUMAS GUS Population: 1,683 (2024) ID: 176892	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: DEPUTY CLERK-TREASURER PO BOX 9, SUMAS WA 98295-0009
CITY OF NOOKSACK GUS Population: 1,675 (2024) ID: 202762	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 103 W MADISON ST, NOOKSACK WA 98276