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East Harwich
MassachusettsCDP
East Harwich
Total population
5,654
Median home value
$638,900
Bachelor's+
Median income
$111,508
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
East Harwich is a census-designated place (CDP) and village in the town of Harwich in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, East Harwich had a population of 5,250.
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Geography
East Harwich is located at (41.707881, -70.031345). It is bordered by the town of Brewster to the north and the town of Chatham to the southeast. Within the town of Harwich, the CDP of Northwest Harwich is to the west, across Long Pond Drive and Pleasant Lake Avenue (Massachusetts Route 124); Harwich Center is to the southwest, across Queen Anne Road and Chatham Road; and Harwich Port is to the south, across Chatham Road and Main Street (Massachusetts Route 28). According to the United States Census Bureau, the East Harwich CDP has a total area of , of which is land, and (8.58%) is water.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for East Harwich, MA from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves33,330
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves30,953
- American herring gull, Smithsonian GullLarus smithsonianus Coues, 1862 · Aves30,549
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves27,856
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves26,852
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves25,259
- American GoldfinchSpinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves22,991
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves22,736
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Dennis-Yarmouth Regional HighHigh · South Yarmouth · 888 students · 11:1 ratio
- Monomoy Regional High SchoolHigh · Harwich · 702 students · 11.7:1 ratio
- Cape Cod Region Vocational TechnicalHigh · Harwich · 666 students · 10.6:1 ratio
- Nauset Regional MiddleMiddle · Orleans · 528 students · 9.8:1 ratio
- Harwich Elementary SchoolElementary · Harwich · 477 students · 10.8:1 ratio
- Dennis-Yarmouth Middle SchoolMiddle · South Yarmouth · 476 students · 10.3:1 ratio
- Dennis-Yarmouth Intermediate SchoolMiddle · South Yarmouth · 454 students · 9.5:1 ratio
- Monomoy Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · Chatham · 439 students · 10.5:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.6 — 2020-11-0810 km S of Bliss Corner, Massachusetts
- M 2.5 — 2005-11-174 km S of Plymouth, Massachusetts
- M 3 — 2002-03-1252 km E of Chatham, Massachusetts
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Massachusetts
- Harwich Center2.1 mi away · pop. 1,995
- Brewster4.1 mi away · pop. 10,318
- Chatham4.3 mi away
- South Dennis6.1 mi away · pop. 3,899
- Dennis8.7 mi away
- Yarmouth Port9.8 mi away · pop. 5,403
- Mashpee Neck23.5 mi away · pop. 1,076
- Forestdale24.8 mi away
- Seabrook25.5 mi away · pop. 448
- Bourne30.2 mi away · pop. 20,452
- Siasconset30.8 mi away · pop. 505
- Duxbury40.6 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about East Harwich
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-08-19 17:45 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image