Official Name: | North Eastham, Massachusetts |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Mapsize: | 260px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Massachusetts |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Barnstable |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Eastham |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 30.96 |
Area Land Km2: | 8.92 |
Area Water Km2: | 22.04 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 11.95 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.44 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 8.51 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 2296 |
Population Density Km2: | 257.50 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 666.86 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 12 |
Elevation Ft: | 39 |
Coordinates: | 41.8514°N -70°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 02651 |
Area Code: | 508 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 25-47590 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0616892 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
North Eastham is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Eastham in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,806 at the 2010 census.[2]
North Eastham is located within the northwestern part of the Town of Eastham at (41.851349, −69.999928).[3] It is bordered to the west by Cape Cod Bay, to the north by the town of Wellfleet, to the east by U.S. Route 6 and Great Pond Road, and to the south by Great Pond, Herring Brook Road, and Samoset Road.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 30.9sqkm, of which 8.9sqkm is land and 22sqkm (71.24%) is water.[2]
See also: List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income. At the 2000 census there were 1,915 people, 881 households, and 570 families in the CDP. The population density was 217.5/km (562.4/mi). There were 2,656 housing units at an average density of 301.6/km (780.1/mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.12% White, 0.26% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.84%.[4]
Nauset Public Schools serves the community.
Nauset Regional High School is the area high school.