Dennis is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, home to about 14,868 people across 21 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 02638, 02639, 02641, 02660 and 02670.
Homes sold for a median of $576 per square foot across 5 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 4 of 5 were seller’s markets.
Population14,868722 per sq mi
Median home value$627,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$576Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Dennis. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Dennis
Distances
Nearest major airport
Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)63 miles away
Closer regional airport
Cape Cod Gateway Airport (HYA)7 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Boston, MA61 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY209 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Dennis; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Dennis
U.S. Representative · Massachusetts’s 9th DistrictWilliam R. Keating (D)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Dennis had 14,674 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.
It’s the 139th 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).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 46.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, W Harwich, MA weather station (4 miles away).
Jobs in Barnstable County
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).
Health care
82 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Dennis’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Cape Cod HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Hyannis6.7 miles
Falmouth HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Falmouth25.6 miles
Martha's Vineyard Hospital INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Oak Bluffs27.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
4
Specialist doctors
3
Dentists
9
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
5
Mental health providers
28
Physical and occupational therapists
24
Optometrists
4
Chiropractors
5
Pharmacies
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.
Places in and around Dennis
Parks (10 nearby)
Belmont Park · 32 acres2.1 mi
Scargo Park · 24 acres2.4 mi
Johnny Kelley Park · 22 acres0.6 mi
Bass River Park · 3 acres3.0 mi
Wings Grove Beach & Park · 2 acres2.8 mi
Wings Grove Beach & Park · 2 acres2.8 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Stop & Shop1.1 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
CVS Pharmacy1.2 mi
Libraries (7 nearby)
South Dennis Public Library1.7 mi
Dennis Memorial Library Association2.3 mi
Chase Library Assoc., Inc.2.4 mi
Dennis Memorial Library2.5 mi
Jacob Sears Memorial Library3.0 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Cape Cod Museum of Art2.7 mi
Josiah Dennis Manse Museum2.8 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Cape Cod Playhouse2.7 mi
Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in Dennis
Public schools here are run by Dennis-Yarmouth. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Ezra H Baker Innovation SchoolWest Dennis
Pre-K–3
385
Public
2.8 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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