ZIP code · Bellingham · Washington · United States
ZIP code 98229 — Bellingham
ZIP code 98229 serves Bellingham, Washington.
- Postal code
- 98229Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Bellingham
- County
- Whatcom FIPS 53073
- State
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 48.6952, -122.4124 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 33,919 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 676 / sq mi
- Land area
- 50.2 sq mi (129.9 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $90,068
- Per-capita income
- $47,953
- Median age
- 38.2
- Households
- 13,569
- Housing units
- 14,392
- Median home value
- $564,700
- Median gross rent
- $1,533 / 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 98229
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 75°F), coldest Jan (avg low 35°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 48 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 66 | 70 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 60 | 52 | 47 |
| Avg low °F | 35 | 35 | 38 | 42 | 46 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 44 | 39 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 4.5 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: BELLINGHAM 3 SSW (4.8 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 98229
- 5 schools
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 1 doctors & dentists
- 3 pharmacies
- 3 supermarkets
- 25 restaurants & cafés
- 1 bars & pubs
- 20 parks
- 17 playgrounds
- 12 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 5 places of worship
- 2 banks
- 8 gas stations
- 8 EV charging stations
- 7 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