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Whatcom County, WA Parcels & GIS Data

Whatcom County, WA parcel data: 116,366 property records with owner names, assessed values, land use, acreage, and addresses. Preview and download.

Land Records publishes Whatcom County, Washington parcel data covering 116,366 property records.

This page documents parcel-level coverage for Whatcom County, Washington. Each parcel record carries its boundary polygon (GIS geometry) along with attributes such as the parcel ID/APN, owner name and mailing address, situs (property) address, assessed land and improvement values, acreage, land-use and zoning codes, year built, and most recent sale price and date. Exact fill rates for Whatcom County are listed in the attribute-coverage table below. Preview the data in the interactive explorer, or download the complete Whatcom County property dataset.

Whatcom County is a county located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Washington, bordered by the Lower Mainland of the Canadian province of British Columbia to the north, Okanogan County to the east, Skagit County to the south, San Juan County across Rosario Strait to the southwest, and the Strait of Georgia to the west. Its county seat and largest population center is the coastal city of Bellingham. Whatcom County is coterminous with the Bellingham Metropolitan Statistical Area.

FIPS 53073

Official county website: https://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/

The FIPS code for Whatcom County is 53073.

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Attribute coverage

Whatcom County contains 116,366 parcels in the current dataset. Column coverage is the percentage of those parcels for which the attribute is populated (non-NULL).

ColumnCoverageRecords populated
lrid100%116,366
parcelid100%116,366
parcelid2100%116,366
ogparcelid100%116,366
ogparcelid2100%116,366
parentid<0.1%0
stackid<0.1%0
geoid100%116,366
statefp100%116,366
countyfp100%116,366
countyname100%116,366
cousubfp100%116,366
cousubname100%116,366
tractce100%116,366
tractname100%116,366
taxacctnum<0.1%0
taxyear<0.1%0
taxdistrict100%116,366
usecode99.7%115,999
usedesc<0.1%0
zoningcode85.1%99,012
zoningdesc85.1%99,012
numbldgs79.5%92,493
numunits79.5%92,493
yearbuilt<0.1%0
numfloors<0.1%0
bldgsqft<0.1%0
bedrooms<0.1%0
halfbaths<0.1%0
fullbaths<0.1%0
imprvalue99.7%115,997
landvalue99.7%115,997
agvalue<0.1%0
totalvalue<0.1%0
taxacres<0.1%0
calcarea100%116,366
saleamt<0.1%0
saledate<0.1%0
ownertype85.2%99,162
ownername85.2%99,162
owneraddr84.8%98,670
ownercity84.8%98,642
ownerstate80.4%93,579
ownerzip80.4%93,575
parceladdr96.7%112,469
parcelcity99.7%115,976
parcelstate100%116,366
parcelzip99.7%116,064
legaldesc<0.1%0
township98.3%114,390
section98.3%114,390
qtrsection98.3%114,390
range98.3%114,390
plssdesc98.3%114,390
book<0.1%0
page<0.1%0
block<0.1%0
lot<0.1%0
parceltype6.0%6,984
accesstype6.0%6,984
iucnclass2.4%2,795
placename71.2%82,893
placetype10.1%11,767
firmid100%116,365
firmdate100%116,365
fldzone100%116,365
zonesubty91.5%106,439
staticbfe4.8%5,578
elevmin44.3%51,541
elevmax44.3%51,541
elevavg44.3%51,541
fireplaces<0.1%0
heating<0.1%0
heatfuel<0.1%0
cooling<0.1%0
foundation<0.1%0
roofcover<0.1%0
siding<0.1%0
bldgtype<0.1%0
naicscode<0.1%0
frsid<0.1%0
dfrurl<0.1%0
caapermit<0.1%0
cwapermit<0.1%0
rcrapermit<0.1%0
updated85.2%99,162
centroidx100%116,366
centroidy100%116,366
surfpointx100%116,366
surfpointy100%116,366
geom100%116,366
extras100%116,366
ownerlist65.0%75,667
placefp68.1%79,283
zoningurl<0.1%0

Schema mapping

How source columns from the acquired Whatcom County GIS layers map into the harmonized entity schemas and assemble into the published parcel table, alongside supplemented fields (elevation, flood zone) and deterministic columns.

Schema mapping — Whatcom County, Washington (53073) 1 entity · most recent acquisition per entity · generated 2026-08-30 direct column transformed (expression) geometry extras json supplemented determined ALL ENTITIES → FINAL PARCEL SCHEMA Harmonized entity columns assemble into publish.parcel_layer — matched by column name. Supplemented fields show their fill rate in this county. SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED ENTITIES PUBLISH.PARCEL_LAYER PARCEL parcel_id_nr orig_parcel_id landuse_cd value_bldg value_land situs_address situs_city_nm situs_zip_nr data_link geom county_nm 4 cols ⇢ parcelid parcelid2 usecode imprvalue landvalue parceladdr parcelcity parcelzip sourceurl geom taxdistrict extras determined · ground truth 100% lrid 100% geoid 100% statefp 100% countyfp 100% countyname 100% cousubfp 100% cousubname 100% tractce 100% tractname 85.2% updated geom · derived from geometry geom dem.us_1m · USGS 1m DEM 44.3% elevmin 44.3% elevmax 44.3% elevavg s_fld_haz_ar · FEMA NFHL 100% fldzone 91.5% zonesubty 4.8% staticbfe 100% firmdate 100% firmid supplemented · derived / other pipelines 85.1% zoningcode 85.1% zoningdesc 79.5% numbldgs 79.5% numunits 85.2% ownertype 85.2% ownername 84.8% owneraddr 84.8% ownercity 80.4% ownerstate 80.4% ownerzip 100% parcelstate 98.3% township 98.3% section 98.3% qtrsection 98.3% range 98.3% plssdesc 71.2% placename 65.0% ownerlist 68.1% placefp lrid parcelid parcelid2 ogparcelid ogparcelid2 geoid statefp countyfp countyname cousubfp cousubname tractce tractname taxdistrict usecode zoningcode zoningdesc numbldgs numunits imprvalue landvalue calcarea ownertype ownername owneraddr ownercity ownerstate ownerzip parceladdr parcelcity parcelstate parcelzip township section qtrsection range plssdesc placename firmid firmdate fldzone zonesubty staticbfe elevmin elevmax elevavg updated centroidx centroidy surfpointx surfpointy geom extras ownerlist placefp publish.parcel_layer columns not fed by these sources (40) — empty or below 50% fill in this county parentid, stackid, taxacctnum, taxyear, usedesc, yearbuilt, numfloors, bldgsqft, bedrooms, halfbaths, fullbaths, agvalue, totalvalue, taxacres saleamt, saledate, legaldesc, book, page, block, lot, parceltype, accesstype, iucnclass, placetype, fireplaces, heating, heatfuel, cooling foundation, roofcover, siding, bldgtype, naicscode, frsid, dfrurl, caapermit, cwapermit, rcrapermit, zoningurl PARCEL 11 mapped · 4 kept in extras · 43 unmapped (NULL) SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED → PARCEL parcel_id_nr orig_parcel_id landuse_cd value_bldg value_land situs_address situs_city_nm situs_zip_nr data_link geom county_nm parcelid parcelid2 usecode imprvalue landvalue parceladdr parcelcity parcelzip sourceurl geom taxdistrict extras · 4 source columns preserved as json fips_nr, sub_address, orig_landuse_cd, globalid extras not present in source — filled with NULL (43) taxacctnum, taxyear, usedesc, zoningcode, zoningdesc, numbldgs, numunits, yearbuilt, numfloors, bldgsqft, bedrooms, halfbaths, fullbaths agvalue, totalvalue, taxacres, saleamt, saledate, ownername, owneraddr, ownercity, ownerstate, ownerzip, parcelstate, legaldesc, township section, qtrsection, range, plssdesc, book, page, block, lot, updated, parentid, fireplaces, heating, cooling, foundation, roofcover, siding heatfuel

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Parcel data for counties bordering Whatcom County:

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Whatcom County, WA parcel and GIS data?

Land Records publishes a Whatcom County, WA parcel dataset in which every parcel carries its boundary polygon (GIS geometry) along with ownership, assessed value, land use, acreage, and sale history. Preview it in the interactive explorer on this page, or download the full Whatcom County, WA dataset as a GeoPackage or CSV.

How many parcels are in Whatcom County, WA?

The current dataset contains 116,366 parcel records for Whatcom County, WA, each with its boundary geometry and assessor attributes.

What is the FIPS code for Whatcom County, WA?

The FIPS code for Whatcom County, WA is 53073.

What information does each Whatcom County, WA parcel record include?

Each Whatcom County, WA parcel record includes the parcel ID/APN, owner name and mailing address, situs (property) address, assessed land and improvement values, acreage, land-use and zoning codes, year built, and the most recent sale price and date — plus the parcel boundary polygon. Per-attribute fill rates are listed in the coverage table on this page.

Is Whatcom County, WA parcel data free?

You can preview Whatcom County, WA parcels for free in the interactive explorer. The complete dataset is available as a one-time download or through the nationwide parcel web service; see the download options on this page for current pricing.

Does Whatcom County, WA have an official GIS or property records website?

Yes — the official Whatcom County, WA government website is linked in the county details above. Land Records standardizes Whatcom County, WA assessor and recorder records into a single nationwide parcel schema with GIS boundary geometry.

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