Welcome to Oak Bluffs ...
Oak Bluffs is located on Martha's Vineyard.
Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County<1>.
Oak Bluffs was settled in 1642 and was incorporated in 1880.
A typical abbreviation for Oak Bluffs: Oak Blfs.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Oak Bluffs has a population of 4,703 people<2> (see below for details).
Oak Bluffs is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: Oak Bluffs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Oak Bluffs: 508 & 774<4>
The ZIP code for Oak Bluffs: 02557<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oak Bluffs had an population of 4,703 people. This is an increase of 3.89% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 26.66% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Oak Bluffs had a population of 4,527 people (which is 27.32% of the total population of Dukes County). This makes Oak Bluffs the county's most populous community.
The population of Oak Bluffs represents 0.07% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 255th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 4,527 people, the population of Oak Bluffs increased 21.92% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,713 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Oak Bluffs.
Websites for Oak Bluffs ...
Official Website: www.ci.oak-bluffs.ma.us/
Communities near Oak Bluffs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oak Bluffs.
- Barnstable Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstable Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
- Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
- Falmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Falmouth
- From Oak Bluffs to Falmouth
- Bourne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Mashpee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Mattapoisett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattapoisett have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Marion
- From Oak Bluffs to Marion
- Edgartown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
- Edgartown is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Edgartown
- From Oak Bluffs to Edgartown
- West Tisbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury
- West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to West Tisbury
- From Oak Bluffs to West Tisbury
- Chilmark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Aquinnah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquinnah
- Aquinnah is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Former name for Aquinnah:
- Gay Head
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Aquinnah
- From Oak Bluffs to Aquinnah
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 Oak Bluffs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oak Bluffs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oak Bluffs. 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 Oak Bluffs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Bluffs. See our Newspapers Page for Oak Bluffs.
Adding Oak Bluffs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oak Bluffs 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 for Oak Bluffs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Oak Bluffs post office opened in 1878.
We also found Oak Bluffs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oak Bluffs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Oak Bluffs: www.ci.oak-bluffs.ma.us/
The official website for Dukes County: www.dukescounty.org/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Dukes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Oak Bluffs. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oak Bluffs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Oak Bluffs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Oak Bluffs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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 Oak Bluffs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Oak Bluffs or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |