Welcome to Birch Bay ...

Birch Bay is located in Whatcom County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Birch Bay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Birch Bay is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Birch Bay lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Birch Bay: (360)

Communities Also Named Birch Bay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Birch Bay - it's located in Manitoba.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Birch Bay.

Communities near Birch Bay ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Birch Bay.

• Surrey
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surrey <3>
• Richmond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
• Delta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <3>
• Bellingham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
  • Bellingham is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellingham <3>
• Langley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langley <3>
• White Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Rock <3>
• Ferndale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Ferndale is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <3>
• Lynden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynden
  • Lynden is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynden <3>
• Aldergrove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldergrove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aldergrove <3>
• Blaine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Birch Bay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Birch Bay.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Birch Bay. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Birch Bay.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Birch Bay. See our Newspapers Page for Birch Bay.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Birch Bay ...

Looking for more information about Birch Bay? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Birch Bay, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Birch Bay.

Adding Birch Bay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Birch Bay in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Birch Bay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Birch Bay post office opened in 1881.

We also found Birch Bay in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Birch Bay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Birch Bay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Whatcom County: www.co.whatcom.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/