Welcome to Hampton ...

Hampton is located in Whatcom County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hampton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Hampton is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hampton: 360 & 564<3>

Communities Also Named Hampton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 45 communities that are also named Hampton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Hampton ...

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

• Abbotsford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbotsford <4>
• Bellingham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Mission
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <4>
• Langley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langley <4>
• Ferndale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Lynden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Aldergrove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldergrove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aldergrove <4>
• Blaine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Sumas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumas
  • Sumas is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumas <4>
• Cultus Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cultus Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cultus Lake <4>

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 Hampton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hampton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hampton. 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 Hampton.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hampton ...

Looking for more information about Hampton? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hampton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hampton.

Adding Hampton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hampton 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 Hampton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hampton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hampton. 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://wa.gov/