Nooksack, Washington

Nooksack
City
The local post office
Location of Nooksack, Washington
Coordinates: 48°55′42″N 122°19′10″W / 48.92833°N 122.31944°W / 48.92833; -122.31944
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Whatcom
Government
• Type	Mayor–council[1]
• Mayor	Kevin Hester[1]
Area [2]
• Total	0.87 sq mi (2.25 km2)
• Land	0.87 sq mi (2.25 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	85 ft (26 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	1,471
• Density	1,692.8/sq mi (653.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	98276
Area code	360
FIPS code	53-49275
GNIS feature ID	1507007[4]
Website	City of Nooksack

Nooksack (/ˈnʊksæk/ NUUK-sak) is a city in Whatcom County, Washington, 8 km (5.0 mi) 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 2 km (1.2 mi) northeast of the nearest bank of the Nooksack River.

Nooksack shares Nooksack Valley School District with the nearby Sumas and Everson. The town is just a handful of buildings built around the State Route 9 highway that runs through it, and contracts the police and sewer services through the adjacent City of Everson. The post office lost its official status in 1992 (now a department of neighboring Everson) and the USPS has since closed the remote office, but the building still exists across from a small city park. Other noticeable remains are the two filling stations and several churches. It has no major geographic features except two small creeks that drains into the Sumas River on the edge of town, near a cemetery containing many old graves.