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Around Wellfleet
Distances
Nearest major airport
Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)59 miles away
Closer regional airport
Cape Cod Gateway Airport (HYA)22 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Boston, MA58 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY221 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Wellfleet; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Wellfleet
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
Wellfleet had 3,566 residents in the 2020 census, up 30% since 2000.
It’s the 261st 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 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 (17 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
38 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wellfleet’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Cape Cod HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Hyannis23.1 miles
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Plymouth32.4 miles
Falmouth HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Falmouth40.1 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
9
Specialist doctors
4
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
6
Mental health providers
17
Physical and occupational therapists
1
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.
Places in and around Wellfleet
Parks (1 nearby)
Cannon Hill Park · 24 acres0.8 mi
Grocery stores
Nauset Market4.7 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Wellfleet Public Library1.3 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Wellfleet Historical Society Museum1.1 mi
Atwood-Higgins House2.9 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Harbor Stage Company0.8 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 Wellfleet
Public schools here are run by Wellfleet. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Wellfleet ElementaryWellfleet
K–5
78
Public
1.1 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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