North Eastham, Massachusetts

About North Eastham

North Eastham is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Massachusetts.

North Eastham holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.44 square miles.

📰 North Eastham News Today

• North Eastham Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jul 1
• Glenda Jean Grant Obituary (2026) - North Eastham, MA - Cartwright Funeral Home - Holbrook Legacy obituary · Jul 29
• Schedule - Nauset Regional Warriors (North Eastham, MA) Girls Soccer 26-27 MaxPreps · Aug 13
• ‘Volatile ordnance’ discovered on Cape Cod beach Boston 25 News · Nov 13
• Heavy erosion along Eastham's oceanside cliffs threatens house. See the photos. Cape Cod Times · Dec 2

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes North Eastham Unique

• The only place in America named North Eastham — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern Massachusetts, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in North Eastham

• Basco Grill
• Brickhouse
• Caroline's Bar and Grill — seafood
• Karoo Restaurant — south african
• Mac's Shack — seafood
• Mac’s On The Pier — seafood
• Pearl
• Red Barn Pizza — pizza
• The Beachcomber
• The Block and Tackle — barbecue

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Atwood-Higgins House · Museum
• Eastham 1869 Schoolhouse Museum · Museum
• Wellfleet Historical Society Museum · Museum
• Cove Gallery
• Penniman House · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in North Eastham

• Cape Cod National Seashore · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Adams Cottage · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bayberry Hill · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Belko Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Blackfish Creek · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Breakwater Beach Ii · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Cannon Hill Park reviews ★
• Capowack Land Trust · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Conservation Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cook / Hake Cr · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in North Eastham

• Eastham Elementary
• Nauset Regional High
• Wellfleet Elementary

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of North Eastham

🏘️ Nearby Communities