Welcome to Tisbury ...
The town of Tisbury is located in Dukes County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tisbury, you might consider that their post office opened in 1828.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Tisbury has a population of 4,130 people<2> (see below for details).
Tisbury is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Tisbury lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Tisbury: 508 & 774<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tisbury had an population of 4,130 people. This is an increase of 4.58% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.99% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Tisbury had a population of 3,949 people (which is 23.83% of the total population of Dukes County). This makes Tisbury the county's 3rd most populous community.
The population of Tisbury represents 0.06% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 262nd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 3,949 people, the population of Tisbury increased 5.17% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,755 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Tisbury.
Communities near Tisbury ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tisbury.
- Falmouth
(6 miles [9.7 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 Tisbury to Falmouth
- Bourne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Fairhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Mashpee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Mattapoisett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattapoisett have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
(18 miles [29 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 Tisbury to Marion
- Edgartown
(6 miles [9.7 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 Tisbury to Edgartown
- West Tisbury
(6 miles [9.7 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 Tisbury to West Tisbury
- Chilmark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Aquinnah
(13 miles [20.9 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 Tisbury 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 Tisbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tisbury.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tisbury. 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 Tisbury.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tisbury. See our Newspapers Page for Tisbury.
Adding Tisbury to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tisbury 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 Tisbury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Tisbury post office opened in 1828.
We also found Tisbury on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tisbury.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tisbury. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Tisbury. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tisbury - 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 Tisbury area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Tisbury area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |