Census Data for Woods Hole
As far as we can tell, Woods Hole<1> 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 Woods Hole, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Falmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Tisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
- Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Gosnold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Oak Bluffs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
- Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
- West Tisbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury
- West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Mattapoisett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattapoisett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
- Edgartown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
- Edgartown is located in Dukes County
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Plymouth County
- Mashpee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Chilmark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Aquinnah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquinnah
- Aquinnah is located in Dukes County
- Former name for Aquinnah:
- Gay Head
- Fairhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (397 more) ...
- Bourne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - New Bedford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
- Acushnet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bourne
Barnstable County ...
Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County<4>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Barnstable County.
Miscellaneous Information for Woods Hole ...
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 Woods Hole:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- 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: 81245 (Woods Hole)
- State & County Code: 25/001 (Massachusetts / Barnstable County)
- State & Place Code: 25/81245 (Massachusetts / Woods Hole)
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Woods Hole is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #1 (the New England Division).
- The US Postal Service ZIP Code ...
- While some people have used a ZIP code to identify a community, the purpose of the ZIP code was to make mail delivery more efficient by grouping addresses together. Although the ZIP Code doesn't specifically identify a community like Woods Hole, it does identify addresses that are in (or near) Woods Hole. It's important to remember that the boundaries of a ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned or overlapped with other ZIP Codes.
- The ZIP code for Woods Hole:02543<5>
- Census ZCTA Codes ...
- The US Census Bureau created statistical entities that they call ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) and these ZCTAs are frequently confused with the ZIP codes that come from the US Postal Service (USPS).
- ZCTAs were first created for the 2000 Census and at that time, they were based upon the USPS ZIP codes. While largely covering the same areas, the boundaries of a ZCTA do not necessarily match the boundaries of a postal ZIP code with the same number. For example, while a postal ZIP code can cross a county or state line, a Census ZCTA can not. They should be treated as separate entities with no correlation between them.
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Woods Hole.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woods Hole. 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)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Woods Hole may originally have been Wood's Hole. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Woods Hole might be written as Wood Hole. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Woods Hole. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Woods Hole or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |