Nooksack (/ˈnʊksæk/ NUUK-sak) is a city in Whatcom County, Washington, United States, 5 mi (8.0 km) south of the border with Canada.

Nooksack was officially incorporated on December 6, 1912, and experienced much growth in its early years.

However, serious fires in the town in the early 20th century caused most of the growth to halt.

A merger between Nooksack and neighboring Everson into a single city was proposed by a citizens group in February 2009 with support from local officials.

[5] The proposal was dropped in May following a unanimous vote by the Nooksack City Council to not move forward based on public feedback.

Postal Service in 1992 to station the postmaster in Everson, forcing the two cities to share ZIP code 98247.

As a result, the city was found to have lost sales tax revenue that was instead distributed to Everson based on the ZIP code.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.87 square miles (2.25 km2), all of it land.

[1] The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round.