Barnstable Town, Massachusetts

About Barnstable Town

Barnstable Town, MA is a thriving city located in southeastern Massachusetts counting 49,831 people who proudly call it home.

Barnstable Town holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 59.93 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 831 residents per square mile.

📰 Barnstable Town News Today

• How gas prices have changed in Barnstable Town in the last week Boston 25 News · Aug 17
• Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Barnstable Town metro area Stacker · Jul 28
• Town of Barnstable Announces MA250 Signature Event “The Declaration of Independence – A Reading” Barnstable eNews · Jun 26
• Barnstable payroll database: Here’s what every town employee made in 2025 MassLive.com · May 14
• Things You Might Not Know About Barnstable CapeCod.com · Jun 25

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Barnstable Town Unique

• The only place in America named Barnstable Town — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern Massachusetts, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Home to 1.3% of Massachusetts's city-dwelling population.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 49,831.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Barnstable Town

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Barnstable Town

• Craigville Pizza and Mexican — pizza
• Misaki Sushi — japanese
• Sam Diego's — mexican
• Barnacle Snack Bar
• Beyer John
• Burrito Loco — burrito
• Casual Gourmet — sandwich (café)
• Craigville Beach Grill
• Crisp Flatbread Inc. — pizza
• Daily Paper — breakfast

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides · Attraction
• Centerville Historical Museum · Museum
• US Coast Guard Heritage Museum · Museum
• Barnstable Historical Soceity - Phinney Jones House · Museum
• Cape Cod Model Railroad Club & Museum · Museum
• Harden Studios · Art gallery
• Marstons Mills Herring Run · Attraction
• Tao Water Art Gallery · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Barnstable Town

• Property 052 · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Aaron S. Crosby Park reviews ★
• Anthony & Georgia Botsey Park reviews ★
• Armstrong-Kelley Park reviews ★
• Barnstable · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Barnstable Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Barnstable Land Trust · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bay View Farm · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bayview Farms · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bridge Creek Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Burgess Park reviews ★
• Clear Lake Bog · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Barnstable Town

• Barnstable High
• Barnstable Intermediate School
• Barnstable United Elementary School
• Centerville Elementary
• Enoch Cobb Early Learning Center
• Hyannis West Elementary
• West Barnstable Elementary
• West Villages Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Barnstable Town

🏘️ Nearby Communities