ZIP Code 98248

98248 is one of Washington's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Ferndale, Whatcom County.

City: Ferndale
County: Whatcom County
State: Washington
Prefix: 982xx

Where this code sits

98248 is part of the 982xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Ferndale.

Ferndale Washington ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 98248 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 98248

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 98248.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 98240	5.3 mi	Custer, WA
ZIP code 98264	8.1 mi	Lynden, WA
ZIP code 98226	8.2 mi	Bellingham, WA
ZIP code 98227	8.6 mi	Bellingham, WA
ZIP code 98228	8.6 mi	Bellingham, WA
ZIP code 98225	9.2 mi	Bellingham, WA
ZIP code 98230	9.4 mi	Blaine, WA
ZIP code 98262	11 mi	Lummi Island, WA

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 98248, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 98248. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.