Chatham is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, home to about 6,681 people across 16 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 02633, 02650 and 02659.
Homes sold for a median of $673 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
All in Chatham
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Chatham. 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)70 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Cape Cod Gateway Airport (HYA)16 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Boston, MA69 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY218 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Chatham; 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.
Chatham had 6,594 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.
It’s the 224th 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 (about a mile 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).
50 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Chatham’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 2 |
| Dentists | 4 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 18 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 18 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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 (5 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (5 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 3 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.
Public schools here are run by Monomoy Regional School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham Elementary SchoolChatham | Pre-K–4 | 146 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Monomoy Regional Middle SchoolChatham | 5–7 | 395 | Public | 0.6 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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