Brewster is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, home to about 10,420 people across 23 square miles. Its ZIP code is 02631.
Homes sold for a median of $488 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Brewster. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)64 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Cape Cod Gateway Airport (HYA)12 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Boston, MA63 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY215 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Brewster; 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.
Brewster had 10,318 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 179th 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 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 45.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chatham Muni Ap, MA weather station (6 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).
93 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Brewster.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 3 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 4 |
| Dentists | 7 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 5 |
| Mental health providers | 58 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 14 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
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 (4 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (4 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 3.5 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 1656.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Brewster. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Brook ElementaryBrewster | Pre-K–2 | 242 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Eddy ElementaryBrewster | 3–5 | 197 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latham SchoolBrewster | 6–12 | 45 | Nonsectarian | 1.1 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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