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Back to All US cities. City: Sumas, WA Whatcom County, WA Zip code population (2000): 4,826 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 6,116 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 98295 General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 2,110 Renter-occupied apartments: 465 % of renters here:   28% State:   35% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 98295: 85.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 68.9 sq. mi. Water area: 0.3 sq. mi. Population density: 89 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   1.7% ($1,254) Washington:   1.6% ($1,915) Profiles of local businesses: El Nopal Mexican Restaurant Call Me Crazy Gifts List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 2,473   (51.2%) Females: 2,353   (48.8%) Recent posts about zip code 98295 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Bellingham, the ugly truth....  (370 replies) Best Ferry to Victoria  (5 replies) What should I know about Whatcom?  (15 replies) Best/Worst Times to Cross the Border  (9 replies) 4 distinct seasons in the Seattle area?  (46 replies) Info on Sumas Washington  (1 reply) 100% rural population. Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $182,033 98295:   $182,033 Washington:   $300,800 According to our research of public records there were 3 registered sex offenders living in 98295 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is near the state average. Median resident age:   30.2 years Washington median age:   35.3 years Average household size: This zip code:   3.0 people Washington:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 98295, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,943 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $33,943 State:   $54,331 Salary/wage: $32,509 (reported on 83.3% of returns) Here:   $32,509 State:   $45,761 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -88.8% for AGIs below $10k, 75.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 45.7% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,540 (reported on 40.8% of returns) This zip code:   $1,540 Washington:   $2,110 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -5.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $1,243 (reported on 16.3% of returns) Here:   $1,243 State:   $5,879 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$14,885 (reported on 17.7% of returns) Here:   +$14,885 State:   +$15,835 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 33.9% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$6,797 (reported on 11.4% of returns) Here:   +$6,797 State:   +$13,994 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -5.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k) Profit/loss from farming: +$787 (reported on 4.5% of returns) Here:   +$787 State:   $-6,197 IRA payment deduction: $3,500 (reported on 1.7% of returns) 98295:   $3,500 Washington:   $3,001 Total itemized deductions: $15,605 (2% of AGI, reported on 24.7% of returns) Here:   $15,605 State:   $19,669 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.8% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $3,280 (5.3% of AGI, reported on 20.7% of returns) Here:   $3,280 Washington:   $3,569 Here:   5.3% of AGI State:   3.5% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $3,884 (reported on 73.4% of returns) 98295:   $3,884 State:   $9,065 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.7% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,744 (reported on 12.9% of returns) Here:   $1,744 State:   $1,607 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 57.5% Here:   57% State:   49% (% for various income ranges: 50.9% for AGIs below $10k, 54.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 57.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 86.1% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$43,007
Washington:	$55,591

Nearest zip codes: 98247, 98244, 98264, 98220, 98226, 98225.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	73.5%
Whole state:	66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	7.1%
Whole state:	6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Housing units in zip code 98295 with a mortgage: 432 (26 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 102

This zip code:	26.4%
Whole state:	11.4%

This zip code:	9.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

Here:	5.2
State:	6.3

Here:	4.6
State:	3.9

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Notable locations in zip code 98295: Hilltop (A), Black Mountain Boy Scout Camp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Saint Peters Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Lakes: Lost Lake (A), Silver Lake (B), Anderson Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in zip code 98295: Silver Lake Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 98295: Less than $10,000: 28 $10,000 to $14,999: 14 $15,000 to $19,999: 14 $20,000 to $24,999: 14 $25,000 to $29,999: 13 $30,000 to $34,999: 11 $35,000 to $39,999: 15 $40,000 to $49,999: 35 $50,000 to $59,999: 39 $60,000 to $69,999: 69 $70,000 to $79,999: 45 $80,000 to $89,999: 32 $90,000 to $99,999: 48 $100,000 to $124,999: 156 $125,000 to $149,999: 78 $150,000 to $174,999: 116 $175,000 to $199,999: 86 $200,000 to $249,999: 193 $250,000 to $299,999: 153 $300,000 to $399,999: 118 $400,000 to $499,999: 51 $500,000 to $749,999: 119 $750,000 to $999,999: 18 $1,000,000 or more: 33

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 98295: Less than $100: 5 $100 to $149: 8 $150 to $199: 8 $200 to $249: 5 $250 to $299: 5 $300 to $349: 12 $350 to $399: 29 $400 to $449: 32 $450 to $499: 51 $500 to $549: 42 $550 to $599: 22 $600 to $649: 36 $650 to $699: 6 $700 to $749: 32 $750 to $799: 7 $800 to $899: 16 No cash rent: 17

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $154,756.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $236,586
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $187,147
• Asian householders: $221,053
• Some other race householders: $178,055
• Two or more races householders: $213,098
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $202,869

98295:	$174,311
Washington:	$300,800

Detached houses: $308,824

Here:	$308,824
State:	$389,314

In 2-unit structures: $73,432

Here:	$73,432
State:	$357,000

Mobile homes: $58,182

Here:	$58,182
State:	$80,529

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $21,667

Here:	$21,667
State:	$62,453

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,165
• Two: 11
• 3 or 4: 39
• 5 to 9: 14
• 10 to 19: 37
• 20 to 49: 36
• Mobile homes: 750
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 75

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,439 (76%) Carpooled: 256 (14%) Bicycle: 19 (1%) Walked: 40 (2%) Other means: 10 (1%) Worked at home: 124 (7%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 117 5 to 9 minutes: 106 10 to 14 minutes: 78 15 to 19 minutes: 214 20 to 24 minutes: 175 25 to 29 minutes: 49 30 to 34 minutes: 216 35 to 39 minutes: 161 40 to 44 minutes: 196 45 to 59 minutes: 302 60 to 89 minutes: 88 90 or more minutes: 62

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 92.0%

Household type by relationship
Households: 4,950

• In family households: 4,364 (957 male householders, 257 female householders)

  971 spouses, 1,939 children (1,814 natural, 23 adopted, 102 stepchildren), 63 grandchildren, 30 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 73 other relatives, 68 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 586 (277 male householders (190 living alone)), 166 female householders (137 living alone)), 143 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 12 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 425 2-persons, 215 3-persons, 265 4-persons, 172 5-persons, 75 6-persons, 62 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 327 1-person, 97 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 11 4-persons.

1,251 married couples with children.
337 single-parent households (117 men, 220 women).

81.7% of residents of 98295 zip code speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% very well, 19% well, 3% not well, 8% not at all).
14.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (40% very well, 27% well, 25% not well, 9% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (17% very well, 61% well, 22% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 899 (18.6%)
(14.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	18.6%
Whole state:	10.4%

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 730

Russian: 598

Dutch: 519

Irish: 338

English: 335

German: 319

United States or American: 315

Ukrainian: 167

Norwegian: 136

Italian: 117

French (except Basque): 103

Swedish: 74

Scandinavian: 42

European: 41

Canadian: 32

Scottish: 26

Croatian: 26

Polish: 24

British: 23

Scotch-Irish: 22

Greek: 21

Welsh: 20

Maltese: 15

French Canadian: 15

Hungarian: 12

Icelander: 8

Latvian: 7

Estonian: 7

Lithuanian: 7

Pennsylvania German: 6

Slovak: 6

Danish: 6

Swiss: 6

Finnish: 3

Subsaharan African:: 3

African: 3

Portuguese: 2

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AMERICAN WOOD TREATERS INC USA (200 BOB MITCHELL RD in SUMAS, WA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - TOXICS-NW0927, VOLUNTARY CLEAN UP PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: WOOD PRESERVING
  Business NAICS classification: WOOD PRESERVATION.
  Organizations: PORT OF BELLINGHAM (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CLEARBROOK EQUIP REPAIR (9314 SWANSON RD in SUMAS, WA)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - TOXICS-, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, HAZWASTE-WAR000003202, CESQG
  Business SIC classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS; WELDING REPAIR
  Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.; GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
  Organizations: ERWIN VAUGHAN (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , CLEARBROOK EQUIPMENT REPAIR (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: NOOKSACK FARMS INC

• CEDARPRIME INC (601 C WEST FRONT ST in SUMAS, WA)

  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-CRK000061250, TRI REPORTER, EPCRA
  Business SIC classification: WOOD PRODUCTS
  

• AUTHOR J HUMPHREYS (PO BOX 249 in SUMAS, WA)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Median worth of mobile homes: $71,146

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 2293
• Northeast: 173
• Midwest: 319
• South: 341
• West: 868

47% of the 98295 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Washington.

Population in 1990: 2,537. Population change in the 1990s: +2,289 (+90.2%).

Here:	8.9%
Washington:	9.2%

Here:	8.7%
Washington:	7.0%

Here:	3.3%
Washington:	15.7%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• COLUMBIA VALLEY MEAT (9118 FROST RD in SUMAS, WA; small business): $14,860 in 4 contracts in 2003

  $6,500 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2003-11-06. Completion date: 2004-01-30.
  $6,500 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2003-11-06. Completion date: 2004-01-30.
  $930 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2003-11-05. Completion date: 2003-12-31.
  $930 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2003-11-05. Completion date: 2003-12-31.
  

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Mining: Construction Sand and Gravel Mining (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (20-49: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)

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