Welcome to Barnstable County ...
Time Zone: Barnstable County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Barnstable is the Seat for Barnstable County.
Barnstable County is one of the original counties of Massachusetts and was founded in 1685.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Barnstable had a population of 212,990 people. This is a decrease of 1.35% since the last Census (which gave a population of 215,899 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Barnstable represented 3.3% of the total population of Massachusetts.
Below are some of the communities located in Barnstable County:
- Barnstable Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
- Bourne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Brewster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brewster is located in Barnstable County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
- Chatham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chatham is located in Barnstable County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people
- Dennis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dennis is located in Barnstable County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
- Eastham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eastham is located in Barnstable County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
- Falmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- Harwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harwich is located in Barnstable County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,144 people
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- Mashpee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mashpee is located in Barnstable County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
- Orleans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Orleans is located in Barnstable County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,802 people
- Provincetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Provincetown is located in Barnstable County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,957 people
- Sandwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sandwich is located in Barnstable County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
- Truro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Truro is located in Barnstable County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
- Wellfleet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Yarmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,166 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Websites specific to Barnstable County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. For more information, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau. |