Census Data for First Encounter Beach

As far as we can tell, First Encounter Beach has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for First Encounter Beach, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Eastham
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
  • Eastham is located in Barnstable County
• Orleans
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Orleans is located in Barnstable County
• Brewster
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
  • Brewster is located in Barnstable County
• Wellfleet
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellfleet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellfleet
  • Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
• Chatham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Chatham is located in Barnstable County
• Harwich
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwich
  • Harwich is located in Barnstable County
• Dennis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
  • Dennis is located in Barnstable County
• Truro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
  • Truro is located in Barnstable County
• Yarmouth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yarmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
  • Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
• Barnstable
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstable have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable
  • Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
  • Barnstable has also been known as:
  • Barnstable Village
• Provincetown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Provincetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provincetown
  • Provincetown is located in Barnstable County
• Barnstable Town
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstable Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
  • Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
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  • Sandwich
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
    • Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
  • Mashpee
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mashpee came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
    • Mashpee is located in Barnstable County

Barnstable County ...

First Encounter Beach is located in Barnstable County<3>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for First Encounter Beach ...

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 community of First Encounter Beach:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to First Encounter Beach:
  • GNIS ID for First Encounter Beach: 616857
  • 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: 23780 (First Encounter Beach)
  • State & County Code: 25/001 (Massachusetts / Barnstable County)
  • State & Place Code: 25/23780 (Massachusetts / First Encounter Beach)

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for First Encounter Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

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