Census Data for Barnstable

Population ...

The last Decennial Census<1> was in 2010, which gave Barnstable a population of 45,193 people.

The city of Barnstable is located in Barnstable County. The 2010 Census gave Barnstable County; a population of 215,888 people. This means that Barnstable had 20.93% of the county's total population, making it Barnstable's 2nd most populous community.

At the same time, Massachusetts had a population of 6,547,629 people, meaning that Barnstable had 0.69% of the total population of Massachusetts - making it the state's 28th most populous community.

Barnstable County ...

The city of Barnstable<2> is located in Barnstable County<3> and is the County Seat for Barnstable County.

The county had a population of 215,888 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 45,193 people, Barnstable represented 20.93% of the county's total.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Barnstable County.

Miscellaneous Information for Barnstable ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Barnstable County or the city of Barnstable:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Barnstable:
  • GNIS ID for Barnstable: 615671
  • GNIS ID for Barnstable County: 606927
  • GNIS ID for State of Massachusetts: 606926

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 25 (Massachusetts)
  • County Code: 001 (Barnstable County)
  • Place Code: 03600 (Barnstable)
  • State & County Code: 25/001 (Massachusetts / Barnstable County)
  • State & Place Code: 25/03600 (Massachusetts / Barnstable)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Barnstable is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #1 (the New England Division).

• The US Postal Service ZIP Code ...
  • While some people have used a ZIP code to identify a community, the purpose of the ZIP code was to make mail delivery more efficient by grouping addresses together. Although the ZIP Code doesn't specifically identify a city like Barnstable, it does identify addresses that are in (or near) Barnstable. It's important to remember that the boundaries of a ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned or overlapped with other ZIP Codes.
  • The ZIP code for Barnstable:02630<4>

• Census ZCTA Codes ...
  • The US Census Bureau created statistical entities that they call ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) and these ZCTAs are frequently confused with the ZIP codes that come from the US Postal Service (USPS).
  • ZCTAs were first created for the 2000 Census and at that time, they were based upon the USPS ZIP codes. While largely covering the same areas, the boundaries of a ZCTA do not necessarily match the boundaries of a postal ZIP code with the same number. For example, while a postal ZIP code can cross a county or state line, a Census ZCTA can not. They should be treated as separate entities with no correlation between them.

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Barnstable.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Barnstable County: www.barnstablecounty.org/

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

The official website of the U.S. Census Bureau

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)