Welcome to Nooksack ...

The city of Nooksack is located in Whatcom County<1>.

The location of Nooksack has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Nooksack: NOOK-sak<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nooksack, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Nooksack has a population of 1,624 people<4> (see below for details).

Nooksack is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Nooksack lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Nooksack: (360)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Nooksack had an population of 1,624 people. This is an increase of 21.38% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 90.83% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Nooksack had a population of 1,338 people. This makes Nooksack the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Nooksack represents 0.02% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 185th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,338 people, the population of Nooksack increased 57.23% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 851 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Nooksack.

Communities near Nooksack ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nooksack.

• Abbotsford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbotsford <6>
• Bellingham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
  • Bellingham is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellingham <6>
• Mission
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <6>
• Langley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langley <6>
• Ferndale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Ferndale is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <6>
• Lynden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynden
  • Lynden is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynden <6>
• Aldergrove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldergrove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aldergrove <6>
• Blaine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <6>
• Sumas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumas
  • Sumas is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumas <6>
• Cultus Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cultus Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cultus Lake <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Nooksack. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nooksack.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nooksack. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nooksack.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nooksack. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Nooksack.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nooksack ...

Looking for more information about Nooksack? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Nooksack, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nooksack.

Adding Nooksack to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nooksack in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Nooksack was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Nooksack on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Washington (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nooksack.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nooksack. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Whatcom County: www.co.whatcom.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/