The flag of Bellingham, Washington, are 4 stripes of green and dark green, with a half circle in the left side of the flag, inside the circle, are 3 wavy lines and two 4-pointed stars.
Symbolism[]
The blue half-circle represents Bellingham Bay and the two stars signify the Nooksack Indian Tribe and the Lummi Nation, according to Lockhart’s description on his website. The three wavy lines are for “noisy waters,” where the word “Whatcom” comes from. When flown vertically, the lines depict Whatcom Falls. And the four green stripes represent the four original towns of Bellingham: Whatcom, Sehome, Bellingham and Fairhaven.[1]
2022 NAVA survey[]
The flag scored 6.36 / 63rd out of 150, a B+ on the 2022 NAVA survey, behind Peoria, and ahead of Columbia.
