Welcome, Washington | |
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Coordinates: 48°50′16″N122°09′57″W / 48.83778°N 122.16583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Whatcom |
Established | 1889 |
Elevation | 381 ft (116 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Area code | 360 |
GNIS feature ID | 1530573 [1] |
Welcome is an unincorporated community in Whatcom County, in the U.S. state of Washington.
A post office called Welcome was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1917. [2] John Welcome Riddle, an early postmaster, gave the community his middle name. [3]