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Ferndale, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ferndale, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 22,361. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet FERNDALE-WA · Ferndale, WA 1 ZIPs · 22,361 pop · #6163/25278 · Whatcom County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $91,060
  • RANK-UPPER #6163/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Acme
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-TOWN 22,361
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $589,600

Nearest income peer: Acme, WA (+ $1,206 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Ferndale

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ferndale on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ferndale, WA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 24%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
22,361
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$91,060
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $91,060 and home value $589,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 33.8%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ferndale as a pure owner town.

Within Washington, Belfair is the closest lower-income city and Grays River the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ferndale.

Population concentration

Ferndale's single ZIP 98248 carries the town

Ferndale is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 98248 is the entire residential footprint (22,361 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Ferndale's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 765 establishments, 9,545 employees , annual payroll $614,162k (~34 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98248 (765 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (149) · also Retail trade · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Ferndale, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Whatcom County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ferndale. See the Whatcom County roll-up →

Ferndale lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Whatcom County: Lynden, Custer and Sumas earn more and Bellingham, Blaine and Everson earn less. Maple Falls marks the far end of that range at $51,361, 44% below Ferndale.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98248 22,361 $91,060 765 122
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Ferndale roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Ferndale, .