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Welcome to Van Wyck ...

Van Wyck is located in Whatcom County<1>.

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

Van Wyck is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Van Wyck: 360 & 564<3>

Communities Also Named Van Wyck ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Van Wyck - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Van Wyck ...

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

  • Abbotsford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bellingham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferndale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lynden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Aldergrove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Blaine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Everson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Nooksack
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Nooksack is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nooksack
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,659 people
  • Sumas
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sumas is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumas <4>
  • Geneva
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Geneva is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Van Wyck ...

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

Adding Van Wyck to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Van Wyck 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 (so far) for Van Wyck was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Van Wyck post office opened in 1891. The Van Wyck post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Van Wyck.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Whatcom, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Van Wyck - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Van Wyck area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Van Wyck area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/