North Falmouth

Geography

North Falmouth is located next to the northern border of Falmouth at . It is bordered by the town of Bourne to the north, by Massachusetts Route 28 to the east, West Falmouth to the south, and Buzzards Bay to the west. North Falmouth has many beaches, although many are enclosed by private beach communities. Old Silver Beach is a public beach off Quaker Road next to the Sea Crest Beach Hotel. New Silver Beach, Sea Scape Beach, and Wild Harbor Estates Beach are examples of the small, private beach communities. Megansett Beach is the other public beach in North Falmouth, edged by Megansett Harbor. The North Falmouth Village Historic District is along Old Main Road south of Wild Harbor Road. North Falmouth village has many businesses centrally located, including a bank, convenience stores, a church, gas station, hardware store, beauty parlor, yoga studio, dog grooming, ice cream parlor, restaurants, library, playgrounds and elementary school. The north end of the Shining Sea Bikeway is located in North Falmouth at the former site of the North Falmouth Railroad Station. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land, and (40.98%) is water.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical
  High · Bourne · 769 students · 9.3:1 ratio
• Falmouth High
  High · Falmouth · 766 students · 10.9:1 ratio
• Mashpee Middle-High School
  High · Mashpee · 655 students · 9.6:1 ratio
• Forestdale School
  Elementary · Sandwich · 540 students · 10.2:1 ratio
• Morse Pond School
  Middle · Falmouth · 482 students · 10.7:1 ratio
• Lawrence
  Middle · Falmouth · 477 students · 9:1 ratio
• Bourne Middle School
  Middle · Bourne · 431 students · 9.6:1 ratio
• Bournedale Elementary School
  Elementary · Bournedale · 402 students · 12.2:1 ratio