Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Housing units in zip code 98225 with a mortgage: 3,578 (252 second mortgage, 539 home equity loan, 168 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,723
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,619
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $442
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
25.7%
Whole state:
12.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Parks in zip code 98225 include: Lowell Park (1), Forest and Cedar Park (2), Sehome Hill Park (3), Fairhaven Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
3,336 married couples with children.
1,747 single-parent households (501 men, 1,246 women).
91.0% of residents of 98225 zip code speak English at home.
16.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (28% very well, 33% well, 25% not well, 14% not at all).
16.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (25% very well, 15% well, 47% not well, 14% not at all).
11.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% very well, 20% well, 32% not well, 2% not at all).
5.9% of residents speak other language at home (87% very well, 13% well).
Foreign born population: 3,387 (8.9%) (50.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
8.9%
Whole state:
12.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Canada (21%)
Mexico (9%)
Vietnam (7%)
India (7%)
Japan (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Korea (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 1,321
1990 to 1999: 926
1980 to 1989: 803
Before 1980: 941
Races in zip code 98225:
White population: 29,695 Black population: 981 American Indian population: 1,427 Asian population: 1,764 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 291 Some other race population: 331 Two or more races population: 1,456 Hispanic or Latino population: 2,657
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 7,474
German: 5,308
Irish: 3,616
English: 2,857
Norwegian: 2,421
European: 1,216
American: 1,198
Italian: 1,192
Dutch: 1,148
Swedish: 1,034
Scottish: 911
Scotch-Irish: 657
Polish: 629
French (except Basque): 529
Russian: 444
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 415
Canadian: 333
British: 309
Finnish: 295
Danish: 294
Bulgarian: 260
Yugoslavian: 245
French Canadian: 227
Turkish: 222
African: 221
Ukrainian: 214
Scandinavian: 208
Slovene: 206
Welsh: 202
Portuguese: 196
Northern European: 196
Serbian: 179
Czech: 172
Hungarian: 169
Greek: 165
Australian: 143
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 138
Subsaharan African: 133
Croatian: 120
Austrian: 98
Czechoslovakian: 91
Iranian: 90
Arab: 87
Swiss: 85
Lebanese: 83
Eastern European: 82
Israeli: 77
Slovak: 74
West Indian: 65
Celtic: 59
Icelander: 58
Egyptian: 56
Lithuanian: 49
Estonian: 37
Romanian: 36
Macedonian: 30
Basque: 21
Ethiopian: 16
Slavic: 12
Belgian: 11
Jamaican: 10
South African: 7
Syrian: 7
Public high schools in zip code 98225 not listed on the city page:
HOME PORT LEARNING CENTER (Students: 6; Location: 707 ASTOR ST, BELLINGHAM, WA; Grades: 07 - 10)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BOATYARD AT COLONY WHARF (1001 C ST BLDG A in BELLINGHAM, WA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - TOXICS-NW0699, VOLUNTARY CLEAN UP PROGRAM, TOXICS-, GROUND WATER PROGRAM, TOXICS-618896, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, LEAKING STORAGE TANK STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - TOXICS-, VOLUNTARY CLEAN UP PROGRAM, WATQUAL-WAG030006, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Business SIC classification: DAIRY FARMS; BOAT BUILDING AND REPAIRING Organizations: LANDINGS AT COLONY WHARF (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: BELLINGHAM MARINE INDUSTRIES, LANDINGS AT COLONY WHARF
CHEVRON BELLINGHAM PORT (1020 C ST in BELLINGHAM, WA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - TOXICS-, INDEPENDENT CLEANUP Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Organizations: CHEVRON PRODUCTS CO (CONTACT/ HAZARDOUS WASTE)
CHEVRON USA INC SS 90619 (2200 ELM ST in BELLINGHAM, WA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - TOXICS-5060, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, HAZWASTE-WAD988483517, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS Organizations: CHEVRON PRODUCTS CO (CONTACT/ HAZARDOUS WASTE)
Alternative names: CHEVRON 90619
CLASSIC CLEANERS (2317 JAMES ST in BELLINGHAM, WA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-WAD988485132, CESQG Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING Organizations: ROLLAN WOODWARD (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CLASSIC DRY CLEANING & LAUNDRY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CLASSIC DRY CLEANING & LAUNDRY
CHEVRON IOWA ST (900 IOWA ST in BELLINGHAM, WA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - TOXICS-5094, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, TOXICS-, VOLUNTARY CLEAN UP PROGRAM, HAZWASTE-WAD988485629, EPCRA Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS Organizations: CHEVRON PRODUCTS CO (CONTACT/ HAZARDOUS WASTE)
, WAYNE HARRINGTON (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, WAYNE HARRINGTON ENTRPS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: IOWA ST CHEVRON
ARROWAC FISHERIES INC (207 HARRIS AVE in BELLINGHAM, WA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-WAD153804331, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, TOXICS-2504, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, WATQUAL-SO3001136, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT, WATQUAL-ST0007265, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Business SIC classification: PREPARED FRESH OR FROZEN FISH AND SEAFOODS Business NAICS classification: FRESH AND FROZEN SEAFOOD PROCESSING.; FRESH AND FROZEN SEAFOOD PROCESSING.
AUTO B CRAFT INC (1000 N STATE ST in BELLINGHAM, WA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-WAD980977243, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, CESQG Business SIC classification: TOP, BODY, AND UPHOLSTERY REPAIR SHOPS AND PAINT SHOPS Organizations: ROGER PEARSON (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
BORNSTEIN SEAFOODS INC (1001 HILTON AVE in BELLINGHAM, WA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - TOXICS-3011, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, HAZWASTE-CRK000042410, EPCRA, WATQUAL-SO3000679, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT, WATQUAL-ST0007304, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Business SIC classification: PREPARED FRESH OR FROZEN FISH AND SEAFOODS Organizations: BORNSTEIN SEA FOODS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BORNSTEIN SEA FOODS INC
ALASKA MARINE HIGHWAY SYSTEM (365 HARRIS AVE in BELLINGHAM, WA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-WAD988486965, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Business SIC classification: FERRIES Business NAICS classification: COASTAL AND GREAT LAKES FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION.; COASTAL AND GREAT LAKES FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION. Organizations: MIKE STONER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
AQUASTAR USA CORP (809 HARRIS in BELLINGHAM, WA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - TOXICS-3971, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Alternative names: EX MURRAY CRIS CRAFT BOAT YARD
BURLINGTON NORTH SANTE FE BLGHM (1200 D ST in BELLINGHAM, WA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - WATQUAL-SO3003655, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT Business SIC classification: AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT; RAILROADS, LINE-HAUL OPERATING Organizations: BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTE FE R (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTE FE R
CONOCOPHILLIPS 31149 (1901 KING STREET in BELLINGHAM, WA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-WAH000018960, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, TOXICS-8398, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, HAZWASTE-CRK000016920, EPCRA, TOXICS-NW1023, VOLUNTARY CLEAN UP PROGRAM Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS Organizations: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: TOSCO CORPORATION SITE 256309, UNOCAL 6309
ALDERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (3400 HOLLYWOOD AVE in BELLINGHAM, WA)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-3200 Organizations: BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DIST 501 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 98225:
Hampton Inn Bellingham Airport, 3985 Bennett Dr, Bellingham, WA 98225 , Phone: (360) 676-7700, Fax: (360) 671-7557
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites, 3750 Meridian St, Bellingham, WA 98225 , Phone: (360) 671-4600, Fax: (360) 671-6487
Days Inn Bellingham, 215 N Samish Way, Bellingham, WA 98225 , Phone: (360) 734-8830, Fax: (360) 647-8956
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.8%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Electricity (45%)
Utility gas (41%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
Wood (3%)
No fuel used (2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Other fuel (1%)
Population in 1990: 38,415. Population change in the 1990s: +3,999 (+10.4%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 21,267
Northeast: 2,058
Midwest: 4,466
South: 2,393
West: 8,350
35% of the 98225 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Washington.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,201
Here:
36.5%
Washington:
9.9%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,588
Here:
54.0%
Washington:
8.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 835
Here:
7.6%
Washington:
16.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (BELLINGHAM, WA):
BELLINGHAM BAY SHIPYARDS, L L (201 HARRIS AVENUE; small business) : $5,334,557 in 87 contractsfrom 1999 to 2002
Contracts for Non-nuclear Ship Repair (West) Ship repair (including overhauls and conversions) performed on. non-nuclear propelled and nonpropelled ships west of the 108th meridian, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Ships, Small Craft, Pontoons, and Floating Docks, Plate, Sheet, Strip, Foil; and Leaf, Non-nuclear Ship Repair (East) Ship repair (including overhauls and conversions) performed on non-nuclear propelled and nonpropelled ships east of the 108th meridian, and moreby United States Coast Guard (disused code: now 7008), Navy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, Army, and others Signed by year:2000: $1,732,811; 2001: $2,839,281; 2002: $102,520; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$704,000 with United States Coast Guard (disused code: now 7008) for Non-nuclear Ship Repair (West) Ship repair (including overhauls and conversions) performed on. non-nuclear propelled and nonpropelled ships west of the 108th meridian. Signed on 2001-01-15. Completion date: 2001-03-15.
$452,786 with Navy for Non-nuclear Ship Repair (West) Ship repair (including overhauls and conversions) performed on. non-nuclear propelled and nonpropelled ships west of the 108th meridian. Signed on 2001-07-24. Completion date: 2001-10-19.
$426,000 with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Ships, Small Craft, Pontoons, and Floating Docks. Signed on 1999-11-15. Completion date: 2000-01-15.
$385,562 with Navy for Non-nuclear Ship Repair (West) Ship repair (including overhauls and conversions) performed on. non-nuclear propelled and nonpropelled ships west of the 108th meridian. Signed on 2001-09-05. Completion date: 2001-10-23.
ALUMINUM CHAMBERED BOATS, LLC (803 HARRIS AVENUE, BLDG 6; small business) : $4,494,544 in 44 contractsfrom 2001 to 2005
Contracts for Small Craft, Transport Vessels-Passenger And Troop, Miscellaneous Vessels, Ship and Boat Propulsion Components, and moreby Navy, Department of Defense, Air Force, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, and others Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $38,000; 2002: $917,983; 2003: $1,905,735; 2004: $1,195,875; 2005: $436,951; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$461,376 with Navy for Small Craft. Signed on 2003-08-26. Completion date: 2004-01-30.
$435,602, same as above.Signed on 2004-02-04. Completion date: 2005-02-04.
$393,739 with Department of Defense for Small Craft. Signed on 2003-09-28. Completion date: 2004-03-30.
$335,440 with Air Force for Transport Vessels-Passenger And Troop. Signed on 2005-05-04. Completion date: 2005-09-09.
LOGOS RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC (1313 COMMERCIAL ST; small business) : $621,645 in 3 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
$324,000 with Army for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2005-06-29. Completion date: 2005-08-05.
$292,360 with Army for ADP Software. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2004-09-27. Completion date: 2004-11-25.
$5,285 with Army for ADP Software. Signed on 2005-02-28. Completion date: 2005-03-10.
MERRILL ENGINEERING LTD (114 W MAGNOLIA ST; small business) : $431,509 in 8 contractsfrom 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Aircraft Ground Servicing Equipment, Miscellaneous Furniture and Fixtures, Miscellaneous Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment, Metal Finishing Equipment, and moreby Air Force, Army, U.S. Coast Guard Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $264,875; 2005: $28,450; 2006: $138,184.
Biggest contracts:
$113,850 with Air Force for Aircraft Ground Servicing Equipment. Signed on 2006-05-09. Completion date: 2006-08-09.
$108,621 with Army for Miscellaneous Furniture and Fixtures. Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2004-11-26.
$89,800 with Air Force for Aircraft Ground Servicing Equipment. Taking place in AZ. Signed on 2004-08-05. Completion date: 2004-10-04.
$45,604 with Army for Miscellaneous Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment. Taking place in MS. Signed on 2004-08-24. Completion date: 2004-10-15.
ERSHIGS INC (742 MARINE DR; small business) : $266,488 in 12 contractsfrom 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Pipe and Conduit, Nonmetallic, Pipe, Tube and Rigid Tubing, by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, U.S. Coast Guard Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $55,128; 2005: $209,410; 2006: $1,950.
Biggest contracts:
$57,357 with Army for Pipe and Conduit, Nonmetallic. Signed on 2005-06-01. Completion date: 2005-08-25.
$57,357 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Pipe and Conduit, Nonmetallic. Signed on 2005-06-01. Completion date: 2005-08-25.
$40,378 with Army for Pipe, Tube and Rigid Tubing. Signed on 2005-08-29. Completion date: 2005-10-24.
$40,378 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Pipe, Tube and Rigid Tubing. Signed on 2005-08-29. Completion date: 2005-10-24.
CONSTRUCTIONAIRE CORPORATION (625 CORNWALL AVE; small business) : $169,401 in 3 contractsin 2003
$86,100 with Navy for Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials. Signed on 2003-09-23. Completion date: 2003-12-23.
$74,801 with Forest Service for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Taking place in ID. Signed on 2003-07-15. Completion date: 2004-08-15.
$8,500 with Bureau of Land Management for Demolition of Buildings. Taking place in CO. Signed on 2003-07-15. Completion date: 2003-07-15.
MERRILL ENGINEERING LTD (400-145; small business) : $167,445 in 4 contractsfrom 2002 to 2004
$93,510 with Army for Aircraft Ground Servicing Equipment. Signed on 2002-08-01. Completion date: 2002-11-05.
$47,645 with Army for Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment. Signed on 2004-03-10. Completion date: 2004-06-02.
$19,590 with Army for Aircraft Ground Servicing Equipment. Signed on 2002-03-06. Completion date: 2002-06-10.
$6,700, same as above.Signed on 2002-03-20. Completion date: 2002-05-15.
APOLLO GEOPHYSICS CORPORATION (314 E HOLLY ST STE 207; small business) : $144,762 in 3 contractsin 2005
$119,762 with Navy for Geophysical Studies. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2005-12-21. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
$12,500 with Army for Geophysical Studies. Signed on 2005-07-28. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$12,500 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Geophysical Studies. Signed on 2005-07-28. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
PHILTEK POWER CORPORATION (112 OHIO STREET, #103) : $94,607 in 6 contractsfrom 2001 to 2006
Contracts for Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment, Electrical Control Equipment, Motors, Electrical, Electronic Modules by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $12,530; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $49,715; 2005: $0; 2006: $32,362.
Biggest contracts:
$24,950 with Army for Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2006-03-20. Completion date: 2006-04-12.
$24,822 with Army for Electrical Control Equipment. Signed on 2004-08-04. Completion date: 2004-09-15.
$24,822 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Electrical Control Equipment. Signed on 2004-08-04. Completion date: 2004-09-15.
$12,530 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Motors, Electrical. Signed on 2001-04-27. Completion date: 2001-07-13.
PROGRESSIVE TECHNOLOGIES INC (805 W ORCHARD DR #2; small business)
$47,279 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Rubber Fabricated Materials. Signed on 2001-05-17. Completion date: 2001-06-06.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)