Needs More Love
Town guide

Lynden

Washington · WA
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
What’s happening in Lynden?

About Lynden

City in Washington, United States
1874Established
15,749Population
5.3 sq miArea
108 ftElevation

Lynden is a city in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. It is located 15 miles (24 km) north of Bellingham, the county seat and principal city of the Bellingham Metropolitan Area. It is the second largest city in Whatcom County. The city is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) south of the Canada–U.S. border. The city is located along the Nooksack River and State Route 539. The population of Lynden was 15,749 at the 2020 census. In 2024 it was updated to 16,551. The city is also home to the annual Northwest Washington Fair.

Official town website ↗

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
From your neighbors

What’s happening

Be the first to post in Lynden — introduce yourself, ask a question, or share what’s happening.

Around town

Local news

All news →

Loading local headlines…

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

You’re browsing

Lynden

Washington · WA
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Lynden is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01