Welcome to Mountain View ...

Mountain View is located in Whatcom County<1>.

The location of Mountain View has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountain View, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

A typical abbreviation for Mountain View: Mountain Vw.

Mountain View is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Mountain View: (360)

Communities Also Named Mountain View ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Mountain View: This one is located in Whatcom County and the other is located in Asotin County.

Beyond Washington, there are 74 communities that are also named Mountain View - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Alberta, Arizona (2), Arkansas, California (6), Colorado (4), Georgia (2), Hawaii, Idaho, Maryland (2), Missouri (2), Montana (2), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York (2), North Carolina (7), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (11), West Virginia and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Mountain View ...

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

• Bellingham
  (10 miles [16.1 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 <4>
• Langley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langley <4>
• White Rock
  (14 miles [22.5 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:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Rock <4>
• Ferndale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldergrove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aldergrove <4>
• Blaine
  (10 miles [16.1 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 <4>
• Everson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
  • Everson is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everson <4>
• Nooksack
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nooksack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nooksack
  • Nooksack is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,659 people
• Semiahmoo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Semiahmoo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semiahmoo

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain View ...

Looking for more information about Mountain View? 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 Mountain View, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mountain View.

Adding Mountain View to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mountain View 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 Mountain View was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mountain View post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mountain View.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mountain View. 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/