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Sumas, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sumas, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,409. 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 SUMAS-WA · Sumas, WA 1 ZIPs · 2,409 pop · #4602/25278 · Whatcom County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $98,965
  • RANK-TOP #4602/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Nooksack
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 58% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,409
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $456,200

Nearest income peer: Nooksack, WA ( $1,806 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 Sumas

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

Top 18%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,409
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$98,965
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 $98,965 and home value $456,200 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 18.2%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (58.4%) for this income tier, rent $1,376 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Washington, Port Ludlow is the closest lower-income city and Olympia the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 6 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sumas.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 98295, is all of Sumas

There is no split to weigh here: 98295 holds every one of Sumas's 2,409 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 Sumas's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 77 establishments, 664 employees , annual payroll $39,389k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98295 (77 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (14) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Sumas, WA

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

Sumas sits in the upper half of Whatcom County on income: Bellingham, Ferndale and Blaine report less, while Lynden and Custer report more. Maple Falls marks the far end of that range at $51,361, 48% below Sumas.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98295 2,409 $98,965 77 32
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Sumas 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 Sumas, .