Barnstable TownMassachusetts
Barnstable is a town on Cape Cod in Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod, and is one of thirteen Massachusetts municipalities that have been granted city forms of government by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts but wish to retain "the town of" in their official names.
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About Barnstable Town
Barnstable Town, MA is a thriving city located in southeastern Massachusetts counting 49,831 people who proudly call it home.
Barnstable Town holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 59.93 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 831 residents per square mile.
📰 Barnstable Town News Today
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What Makes Barnstable Town Unique
- The only place in America named Barnstable Town — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- Positioned in southeastern Massachusetts, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Home to 1.3% of Massachusetts's city-dwelling population.
Why People Love It Here
- Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 49,831.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Barnstable Town
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🍽️ Where to Eat in Barnstable Town
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🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides · Attraction
- Centerville Historical Museum · Museum
- US Coast Guard Heritage Museum · Museum
- Barnstable Historical Soceity - Phinney Jones House · Museum
- Cape Cod Model Railroad Club & Museum · Museum
- Harden Studios · Art gallery
- Marstons Mills Herring Run · Attraction
- Tao Water Art Gallery · Art gallery
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Barnstable Town
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Barnstable Town
- Barnstable High
- Barnstable Intermediate School
- Barnstable United Elementary School
- Centerville Elementary
- Enoch Cobb Early Learning Center
- Hyannis West Elementary
- West Barnstable Elementary
- West Villages Elementary School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.