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Lynden, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lynden, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 18,893. 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 LYNDEN-WA · Lynden, WA 1 ZIPs · 18,893 pop · #3883/25278 · Whatcom County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $103,638
  • RANK-TOP #3883/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Sumas
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-TOWN 18,893
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $609,100

Nearest income peer: Sumas, WA ( $4,673 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 Lynden

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lynden 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, Lynden, WA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 15%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
18,893
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$103,638
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 $103,638 and home value $609,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 28.9%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Lynden as a pure owner town.

Within Washington, Greenacres is the closest lower-income city and Eatonville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lynden.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 98264, is all of Lynden

There is no split to weigh here: 98264 holds every one of Lynden's 18,893 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Lynden's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 748 establishments, 7,684 employees , annual payroll $416,035k (~40 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98264 (748 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (143) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Lynden, WA

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

Lynden sits in the upper half of Whatcom County on income: Bellingham, Ferndale and Blaine report less, while Custer reports more. Maple Falls marks the far end of that range at $51,361, 50% below Lynden.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98264 18,893 $103,638 748 128
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Lynden 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 Lynden, .