Bellingham Washington ZIP Codes

Bellingham holds 5 ZIP codes, all inside one county and one postal prefix.

Every ZIP code in Bellingham

The complete list of Bellingham, Washington ZIP codes with the county each falls in.
ZIP code	County
98225	Whatcom County
98226	Whatcom County
98227	Whatcom County
98228	Whatcom County
98229	Whatcom County

We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP. USPS delivery-type products are licensed, and no clean-rights source maps ZIP codes to neighbourhoods — so the Bellingham codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.

Scope every ZIP code recorded for Bellingham. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. ZIP codes are delivery-route groupings, not areas; the boundaries implied by any ZIP map are approximations.

How these codes cluster

Every Bellingham ZIP code begins 982. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of Washington. Statewide that range covers 76 ZIP codes, so Bellingham accounts for 7% of it.

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Area codes covering Bellingham

ZIP codes and area codes are separate systems — one routes mail, the other routes calls — and they do not share boundaries. The codes below serve the same ground Bellingham occupies.

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Where Bellingham's ZIP codes sit

Each point is one Bellingham ZIP code, plotted from its record coordinates. The outline is the convex envelope of those points — a footprint, not a boundary.

Reference points and footprint
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Cities near Bellingham

The closest places to Bellingham with their own ZIP code list, nearest first.
City	Distance	ZIP codes
Ferndale Washington ZIP codes	8.8 mi	1 ZIP code
Everson Washington ZIP codes	12 mi	1 ZIP code
Lynden Washington ZIP codes	14 mi	1 ZIP code
Nooksack Washington ZIP codes	14 mi	1 ZIP code
Sumas Washington ZIP codes	19 mi	1 ZIP code
Anacortes Washington ZIP codes	20 mi	1 ZIP code
Blaine Washington ZIP codes	21 mi	2 ZIP codes
Burlington Washington ZIP codes	21 mi	1 ZIP code

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.