Bellingham (/ˈbɛlɪŋhæm/ BEL-ing-ham) is a county seat and city in Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is 52 miles (84 km) southwest of Vancouver, 90 miles (145 km) north of Seattle, and 21 miles (33 km) south of the Canada-US border.
The city’s population was 80,885 at the 2010 United States Census. Bellingham is the twelfth-most populous city in the state of Washington.