Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 12 min5:08 am – 8:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 10 min7:05 am – 4:15 pm
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People8,104 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 62.74,161 householdsMedian household income $77,295Median home value $844,500Median rent $1,390 a month65% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,427 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate46% of adults are in the labour force, 3,201 employedMain industries: professional and business services 26%, education and health care 26%, hospitality, food and recreation 11%Average commute 16 minutes52% drive alone, 15% car-pool, 6% walk or cycle, 25% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages61% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 33% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 86%, other Indo-European languages 5%, Spanish 3%, Arabic 2%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 25°F50 in of rain a yearwettest month March37 in of snow a year, on about 15 days1 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Woods Hole Golf Club station, 3 mi away; rain from Falmouth 3.1 Nnw; snow from E Wareham
Nearby landmarksLong Pond Trailtrailhead · 1.0 miHamlin Pointcape · 1.1 miWoods Hole Oceanographic Institutioncollege · 2.2 miGunning Pointcape · 1.4 miSwifts Hillpeak · under a mileBlack Beachbeach · 1.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGoodwill Parkpark · under a mile · 87 acresOld Town Cemeteryhistoric site · 1.3 miQuashnet Woods State Reservationstate park · 6.4 miMashpee National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 6.7 mi · 304 acresFrances A. Crane Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.7 mi · 54 acresWaquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reservestate conservation land · 5.2 miSource: 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 202017 mi away, near Bliss Corner, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202017 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 home91% of households have a broadband subscription78% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFalmouth Water Deptserves 97,551 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation37 ft11 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFalmouth Hospitalunder a milePost officeFalmouth Post Office1.2 miTown hallFalmouth Town Hall1.3 miPoliceFalmouth Police Department1.6 miFire stationFalmouth Fire Department1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 2 otherSchoolFalmouth Academyunder a mileSchoolMorse Pond School1.0 miMiddleLawrence Junior High School1.1 miCollegeWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMartha's Vineyard Airport MVY12 miMajor airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport PVD43 miInterstateI-19512 miUS highwayUS 610 miAmtrakRoute 128, MA RTE52 miRailBuzzards BayMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)12 miCoachFalmouthPeter Pan (BZ)under a mileTransit4 stops within a mileCape Cod Regional Transit Authority (CCRTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02540 ZIP area.
