ZIP code · Ferndale · Washington · United States
ZIP code 98248 — Ferndale
ZIP code 98248 serves Ferndale, Washington.
- Postal code
- 98248Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Ferndale
- County
- Whatcom FIPS 53073
- State
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 48.8625, -122.5953 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 28,061 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 391 / sq mi
- Land area
- 71.8 sq mi (186 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $88,566
- Per-capita income
- $43,483
- Median age
- 37.1
- Households
- 9,783
- Housing units
- 10,576
- Median home value
- $550,300
- Median gross rent
- $1,455 / month
- Congressional district
- WA-2 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 8b (15 to 20 °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 98248
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 (5.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 98248
- 13 schools
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 4 doctors & dentists
- 1 pharmacies
- 4 supermarkets
- 27 restaurants & cafés
- 4 bars & pubs
- 20 parks
- 20 playgrounds
- 6 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 11 places of worship
- 6 banks
- 11 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 11 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