Local servicesHospitalTobey Hospital9.3 miPost officeForestdale Post Office2.9 miTown hallBourne Town Hall4.0 miPoliceBarnstable County Sheriff's Office2.5 miFire stationSandwich Fire Department Station 32.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Cod Gateway Airport HYA14 miMajor airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport PVD45 miInterstateI-49511 miUS highwayUS 63.1 miAmtrakRoute 128, MA RTE47 miRailBourneMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)3.5 miCoachBournePeter Pan (BZ)3.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02542 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 13 min5:07 am – 8:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:05 am – 4:14 pm
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People854 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 26.0256 householdsMedian household income $55,000Median rent $1,830 a month0% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 194 employedMain industries: professional and business services 24%, education and health care 24%, retail 16%Average commute 19 minutes93% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages36% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 18% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 79%, German or Dutch 11%, other Indo-European languages 7%, Spanish 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 20°F53 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month December37 in of snow a year, on about 15 days0 days above 90°F, 122 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, E Sandwich station, 4 mi away; snow from E Wareham
Nearby landmarksMonument Beachbeach · 3.6 miPine Hillpeak · 1.0 miAvery Hillpeak · 1.8 miSucconnessett Pondlake · under a mileScorton Neckcape · 1.9 miSagamore Beachbeach · 6.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCamp Edwards Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · within reach · 8,715 acresMassachusetts National Cemeteryhistoric site · 2.7 mi · 603 acresWakeby Pondstate recreation area · 3.3 miFour Ponds Conservation Areastate conservation land · 2.4 mi · 125 acresTown Foreststate conservation land · 2.5 mi · 147 acresFisk Forestdale Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.5 mi · 98 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202025 mi away, near Bliss Corner, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202025 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateBarnstable County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCoastal flooding Very HighHurricane Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025341 of 364 days measured20 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 129main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Barnstable County monitors, MA
Internet at home98% of households have a broadband subscription87% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterOtis Air National Guard Baseserves 6,000 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation178 ft54 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
