Welcome to East Falmouth ...
East Falmouth is located on Cape Cod.
East Falmouth is located in Barnstable County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Falmouth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.
A typical abbreviation for East Falmouth: E. Falmouth
East Falmouth is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: East Falmouth lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for East Falmouth: 508 & 774<3>
The ZIP code for East Falmouth: 02536<4>
Communities near East Falmouth ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Falmouth.
- New Bedford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Barnstable
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barnstable Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
- Falmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yarmouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wareham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
- Sandwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Fairhaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
- Mashpee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Falmouth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Falmouth.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Falmouth. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Falmouth.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Falmouth. See our Newspapers Page for East Falmouth.
Adding East Falmouth to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Falmouth in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for East Falmouth was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Falmouth.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Barnstable, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Falmouth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 508 code has been Overlayed with the 774 area code. New phone numbers in the East Falmouth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the East Falmouth area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as East Falmouth). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Falmouth or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |