Local servicesHospitalCape Cod Hospital23.0 miPost officeSouth Wellfleet Post Office1.6 miTown hallWellfleet Town Hall4.2 miPoliceWellfleet Police Department4.2 miFire stationWellfleet Fire Department4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Cod Gateway Airport HYA23 miMajor airportBoston Logan International Airport BOS62 miInterstateI-49540 miUS highwayUS 6under a mileAmtrakSouth Station BOS64 miCoachNorth EasthamPeter Pan (BZ)3.2 miTransit1 stop within a mileCape Cod Regional Transit Authority (CCRTA)Sources: 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 02663 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 14 min5:04 am – 8:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 8 min7:04 am – 4:11 pm
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People443 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 62.7222 householdsMedian household income $83,587Median home value $853,200100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,706 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate35% of adults are in the labour force, 142 employedMain industries: education and health care 55%, professional and business services 29%, hospitality, food and recreation 16%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages84% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 54% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: 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 26°F45 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month December25 in of snow a year, on about 11 days1 days above 90°F, 92 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Chatham Muni Ap station, 15 mi away; snow from Chatham
Nearby landmarksSunken Meadow Beachbeach · 2.6 miCooks Brook Beachbeach · 3.0 miAtlantic White Cedar Swamp Trailheadtrailhead · 1.1 miCape Cod Rail Trail LeCount Hollow Road Trailheadtrailhead · 1.6 miSilver Spring Harborbay · 1.8 miPleasant Pointcape · 1.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNickerson State Parkstate park · 2.3 miMassachusetts Audubon Societystate conservation land · 1.2 miLoagy Bay Creek Conservation Areastate conservation land · 1.2 miWellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuarystate conservation land · 1.3 mi · 294 acresNorth Sunken Meadowstate conservation land · 2.0 miFox Island Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.4 mi · 71 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 20 Dec 197738 mi away, near White Island Shores, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 12 Mar 200238 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 subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMassasoit Hills Trailer Parkserves 120 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation65 ft20 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
