Welcome to Yarmouth ...
Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Yarmouth, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
Yarmouth was settled in 1639 and was incorporated in 1639.
When the people of Yarmouth refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Yarmouthian<3>
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Yarmouth has a population of 23,193 people<4> (see below for details).
Yarmouth is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<5>.
Time Zone: Yarmouth lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Yarmouth: (508) & (774)<6>
Websites for Yarmouth ...
Official Website: www.yarmouth.ma.us/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Yarmouth had an population of 23,193 people. This is a decrease of 2.52% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.51% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Yarmouth had a population of 23,793 people (or 11.02% of the total population of Barnstable County). This makes Yarmouth the county's 4th most populous community.
The population of Yarmouth represents 0.36% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 80th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 23,793 people, the population of Yarmouth decreased 4.09% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 24,807 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Yarmouth.
Communities Also Named Yarmouth ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Yarmouth - they are located in California, Iowa, Maine and Nova Scotia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Yarmouth.
Communities near Yarmouth ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yarmouth.
- Barnstable Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstable Town have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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
- Sandwich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Bourne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Mashpee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Harwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Brewster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Brewster is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
- Chatham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Orleans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Eastham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Wellfleet
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Yarmouth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yarmouth.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yarmouth. 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 Yarmouth.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yarmouth. See our Newspapers Page for Yarmouth.
Adding Yarmouth to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Yarmouth 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 Yarmouth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>
From that list, the Yarmouth post office opened in 1795.
We also found Yarmouth in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Yarmouth.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Yarmouth: www.yarmouth.ma.us/
The official website for Barnstable County: www.barnstablecounty.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 Barnstable, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Yarmouth refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Yarmouth may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <4> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Yarmouth. |
| <5> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yarmouth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <6> | Area code (774) is an overlay for area code (508). |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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. |
| <9> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |