Nooksack

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Nooksack

Total population

1,794

Median home value

$524,300

19.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$97,159

Nooksack$97k

National$74k

Air quality index

55Moderate

Weather44°F · Showers And Thunderstorms then Rain Likely

Coordinates48.93°, -122.32°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Nooksack is a city in Whatcom County, Washington, United States, 5 mi (8.0 km) south of the border with Canada. The population was 1,471 at the 2020 census. Despite the name, it is actually located right next to the upper stream of the Sumas River, and is 1.2 mi (1.9 km) northeast of the nearest bank of the Nooksack River.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Nooksack, WA from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Gale Bishop

American basketball player (1922–2003)

Joe Cipriano

American basketball player-coach (1931-1980)

V

Vincent Ostrom

American academic, educator and political scientist (1919–2012)

R

Roy F. Jones

American pilot

C

Cecil Edmund Yarwood

botanist (1908-1981)

J

Josephine Schmitz

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Washington

• Peaceful Valley
  7.8 mi away
• Maple Falls
  10.3 mi away
• Ferndale
  13.4 mi away · pop. 15,999
• Birch Bay
  19.4 mi away · pop. 10,837
• Blaine
  20 mi away · pop. 6,100
• Sedro-Woolley
  29.1 mi away
• Bay View
  31.2 mi away · pop. 572
• Concrete
  37.5 mi away · pop. 833
• Friday Harbor
  42 mi away
• Whidbey Island Station
  42.8 mi away · pop. 2,027
• Roche Harbor
  43.2 mi away
• Northwest Stanwood
  46 mi away · pop. 72

Browse all places in Washington →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Nooksack

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Electric, Whatcom, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 44 mi
• Wildfire Thunder Creek, Skagit, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 64 mi
• Wildfire SISI, Chelan, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 79 mi
• Wildfire KING, Kittitas, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-19 · 112 mi
• Wildfire GOAT, Kittitas, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 117 mi
• Wildfire MITRE ROCK, Stevens, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 196 mi
• Wildfire HUDSPETH, Stevens, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 199 mi
• Wildfire Colwash, Yakima, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 214 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Seen 2026-09-25

Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

Seen 2026-09-25

Isabella Tiger Moth

Pyrrharctia isabella

Seen 2026-09-24

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Seen 2026-09-24

star-flowered lily-of-the-valley

Maianthemum stellatum

Seen 2026-09-24

Sweet Chestnut

Castanea sativa

Seen 2026-09-24

Bleeding Fairy Helmet

Mycena haematopus

Seen 2026-09-24

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

Seen 2026-09-24

Large-leaved Avens

Geum macrophyllum

Seen 2026-09-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).