Local servicesHospitalFalmouth Hospital10.1 miPost officeForestdale Post Office2.4 miTown hallMashpee Town Hall2.9 miPoliceBarnstable County Sheriff's Office3.2 miFire stationSandwich Fire Department Station 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Cod Gateway Airport HYA12 miMajor airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport PVD47 miInterstateI-49513 miUS highwayUS 64.0 miAmtrakRoute 128, MA RTE49 miRailBourneMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)5.9 miCoachBournePeter Pan (BZ)5.8 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 02644 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 12 min5:07 am – 8:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:05 am – 4:14 pm
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People3,618 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.11,408 householdsMedian household income $105,000Median home value $459,400Median rent $1,790 a month90% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,481 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate70% of adults are in the labour force, 1,893 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, construction 17%, professional and business services 11%Average commute 30 minutes86% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages39% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 14% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: 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, 3 mi away; snow from E Wareham
Nearby landmarksConaumet Pointcape · 1.5 miSnake Pond Beachbeach · under a milePickerel Covebay · 1.2 miKeith Islandisland · 1.4 miJefferson Islandisland · 1.4 miEleanors Covebay · 1.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWakeby Pondstate recreation area · under a mileCamp Edwards Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · under a mile · 5,617 acresFisk Forestdale Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.4 mi · 98 acresHog Ponds Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.4 miMassachusetts National Cemeteryhistoric site · 3.4 mi · 603 acresHeritage Parkpark · 2.0 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 202026 mi away, near Bliss Corner, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202026 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 home100% of households have a broadband subscription99% have cable, fibre or DSL1% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterFalmouth Water Deptserves 97,551 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation137 ft42 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
