ZIP code · Bellingham · Washington · United States
ZIP code 98226 — Bellingham
ZIP code 98226 serves Bellingham, Washington.
- Postal code
- 98226Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Bellingham
- County
- Whatcom FIPS 53073
- State
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 48.7974, -122.4448 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 45,739 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 432 / sq mi
- Land area
- 105.8 sq mi (274 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $79,684
- Per-capita income
- $44,402
- Median age
- 40.9
- Households
- 19,558
- Housing units
- 20,609
- Median home value
- $568,400
- Median gross rent
- $1,557 / month
- Congressional district
- WA-2 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 8a (10 to 15 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles (UTC−8 / UTC−7 DST)
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Map of ZIP code 98226
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Aug (avg high 73°F), coldest Jan (avg low 34°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 46 | 49 | 53 | 58 | 64 | 68 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 59 | 51 | 46 |
| Avg low °F | 34 | 35 | 38 | 42 | 47 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 43 | 38 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: BELLINGHAM INTL AP (4.2 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 98226
- 18 schools
- 2 colleges & universities
- 9 hospitals & clinics
- 12 doctors & dentists
- 8 pharmacies
- 9 supermarkets
- 116 restaurants & cafés
- 6 bars & pubs
- 14 parks
- 22 playgrounds
- 21 gyms & sports centres
- 3 libraries
- 4 post offices
- 18 places of worship
- 20 banks
- 24 gas stations
- 12 EV charging stations
- 9 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page