What public records measure around the center of ZIP 98244 in Whatcom County, Washington for a restaurant: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the restaurants already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.
ZIP 98244, Whatcom County, Washington
Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 98244 covers 464 square miles, so its edges are about 12 miles from the center. Jobs and competitors are counted within a mile of the center and resident spending within 3 miles; the household figures beside are for the whole ZIP. Checked Oct 21, 2026.
ZIP 98244
1,270 households
Median household income
$67,159
Residents
2,994
Restaurants with employees, 2023
7
What stands out
Less nearby competition than most
0Sit-down and casual restaurants
Overture's places data lists 0 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 0 within a mile.
Measured around the center of ZIP 98244
Computed from public records at this location
Competition
Competitors within half a mile0
4th percentile for nearby competition among 519 similar businesses in the Bellingham metro area
Under the metro median of 16
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile0
Overture Maps Foundation places, 2026-09-23.1. Listings, not verified hours or menus.
Not measured in this ZIP
Jobs within a short walkCensus workplace job counts could not be read right now.
Households and spending within a mileBlock-level household spending could not be read right now.
Yearly sales nearby spending supportsThe sales range needs household spending and business listings for this area, which are not loaded yet.
Traffic on the nearest roadNo state or federal traffic count was found near the center of this ZIP.
What an address adds
The free check of an addressThe same measurements within a short walk of one address in 98244: who lives and works right there, the competition on that block and the traffic on its road. No account.
The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow a restaurant there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.
The restaurant check reads the same public records at the address itself.
Sources: Overture Maps Foundation: Places (Overture Places release 2026-09-23.1); U.S. Census Bureau: ACS (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates); U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer: ZIP Code Tabulation Area center (ZCTA internal point; land area 464 square miles); U.S. Census Bureau ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 (establishments with paid employees). Listings and counts are public records, not visits or sales in this ZIP.
Questions about ZIP 98244.
7 restaurants with paid employees in 2023 (Census ZIP Code Business Patterns).
2,994 residents in 1,270 households, with a median household income of $67,159 (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates).
This page measures the area around the ZIP's center. Whether a specific address allows a restaurant, what it rents for and who is next door is what the free address check and the full report look at.
