Barnstable Town is a city in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, home to about 49,568 people across 60 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 02601, 02630, 02632, 02635, 02637, 02647, 02648, 02655, 02668 and 02672, and parts of 02675 are in Barnstable Town too.
Homes sold for a median of $486 per square foot across 9 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 5 of 9 were seller’s markets.
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Mostly Yarmouth; part is in Barnstable Town
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| Nearest major airport | Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD)55 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Cape Cod Gateway Airport (HYA)4 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Boston, MA57 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY198 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Barnstable Town; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Barnstable Town had 48,916 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2010.
It’s the 28th largest of 351 towns in Massachusetts by population.
Barnstable County grew from 27,826 residents in 1900 to 228,996 in 2020.
Barnstable County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 45.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 22 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hyannis, MA weather station (3 miles away).
76,963 jobs at 8,957 businesses in Barnstable County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1,232 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Barnstable Town’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 90 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 218 |
| Dentists | 76 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 208 |
| Mental health providers | 498 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 103 |
| Optometrists | 13 |
| Chiropractors | 26 |
| Pharmacies | 17 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (19 nearby)
Grocery stores (8 nearby)
Pharmacies (4 nearby)
Libraries (6 nearby)
Museums (9 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (8 nearby)
Counts are within about 5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1637.
Colleges and universities
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Barnstable, Sturgis Charter Public. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enoch Cobb Early Learning CenterHyannis | Pre-K | 150 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Barnstable Community Innovation SchoolHyannis | K–3 | 293 | Public | 3.7 mi |
| Centerville ElementaryCenterville | K–3 | 267 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Hyannis West ElementaryHyannis | K–3 | 309 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| West Barnstable ElementaryWest Barnstable | K–3 | 237 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| West Villages Elementary SchoolMarstons Mills | K–3 | 416 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Barnstable United Elementary SchoolMarston Mills | 4–5 | 714 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Barnstable Intermediate SchoolHyannis | 6–7 | 642 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Barnstable HighHyannis | 8–12 | 1,652 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Sturgis Charter Public SchoolHyannis | 9–12 | 825 | Charter | 4.2 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Early LearningHyannis | Pre-K–TK | 8 | Nonsectarian | 3.0 mi |
| Bayberry Christian SchoolOsterville | Pre-K–8 | 31 | Seventh-day Adventist | 1.6 mi |
| Fair Acres Country Day SchoolMarstons Mills | Pre-K–K | 14 | Nonsectarian | 1.6 mi |
| Cape Cod AcademyOsterville | K–12 | 308 | Nonsectarian | 2.3 mi |
| St John Paul II SchoolHyannis | 5–12 | 429 | Roman Catholic | 4.3 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Yarmouth.
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