Whatcom County facilities and offices will be generally closed on Monday January 18 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. day.

Whatcom County is still in Phase 1A of Washington State’s Vaccine Allocation Plan. Here is the latest update on where we are and where we are headed with vaccine allocation and administration. Learn more

Our data shows COVID-19 case rates increasing dramatically throughout our county and are especially high in Lynden and Nooksack Valley. Learn more

The Whatcom County Salary Commission is scheduled to meet Monday, January 18 at 4 p.m. This will be a virtual meeting and will be open to the public. Read On

The Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) Program recently performed a Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis to highlight areas of high conservation value across Whatcom County. Read on...

Community low barrier testing for COVID-19, which has been provided by the Whatcom County Health Department (WCHD) and Whatcom Unified Command (WUC) at several locations throughout Whatcom County, will soon take place at one location. Learn more

The low-barrier mobile COVID-19 testing that we have been offering to our community members has reached maximum capacity. We are still offering COVID-19 tests to everyone, but we are asking community members to use the service only when necessary. Learn more

The Whatcom County Assessor’s Office has launched an online Tax Parcel Viewer based on ArcGIS software. Read on...