The Meridian neighborhood, clustered along Meridian Street north of Interstate 5, is the retail center of Bellingham.
The neighborhood gained its independence from the Guide Meridian neighborhood in 1995 because of its heavily commercial nature and the fact that it sits at the intersection of the two largest traffic arteries in Bellingham: Interstate 5 and Meridian Street.
Straddling either side of Meridian north of I-5, the neighborhood includes Bellis Fair mall, Cordata Place, Meridian Place and dozens of retail businesses lining Meridian up to Kellogg Road. Restaurants, department stores, specialty stores, hardware stores and bookstores - nearly everything can be found here.
The neighborhood has some apartment complexes scattered along Cordata Parkway and south of Kellogg Road, and some older, established homes. There are no major parks and few trees in the neighborhood but Cornwall Park is just south of the freeway off Meridian Street.
Expansion is occurring to the east of the neighborhood, outside the city limits, but no large housing developments have yet been built. 
Meridian Neighborhood Stats
Average age: 42
Housing units: 522
Median home size: 1,528 square feet
Schools: Alderwood/Parkview Elementary, Shuksan Middle School, Squalicum High School
Shopping: Major retailers dominate at Bellis Fair mall, Meridian Village and Costco complex. Nearest major grocer is Cost Cutter at Cordata Place
Parks: Ankar Park; Cornwall Park to the south
City Council members: Bob Ryan, Gene Knutson
Population of neighborhood: 1,312
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