Terralocate

Browse / United States / Massachusetts / West Falmouth

West Falmouth

MassachusettsCDP

Photograph of West Falmouth
Featured view

West Falmouth

Total population

1,325

Median home value

$823,200

54.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$77,292

West Falmouth$77k
National$74k
Elevation2 m
Land area11.27 km²
Coordinates41.60°, -70.64°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Loading additional data from public sources…0 / 11
CensusWikipediaWeatherPlacesPeopleEnvironmentHealth & SchoolsRelatedGeography & CultureLive MonitoringEvents & Gallery
0% complete

City facts

Elevation
2 m
Area
11.27 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

West Falmouth is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, West Falmouth had a population of 1,812.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

West Falmouth is located in the west-central part of the town of Falmouth at (41.599628, -70.637812). It is bordered to the north by North Falmouth, to the east by Massachusetts Route 28, to the south by Little Sippewisset Marsh, and to the west by Buzzards Bay. According to the United States Census Bureau, the West Falmouth CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (29.32%) is water.

Read full article on Wikipedia

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Median age
64.2
Median home value
$823,200
Housing units
1,271
Poverty rate
13.7%
Unemployment
10.2%

Race & ethnicity

White
95.1%
Black
0%
Asian
0.2%
Hispanic
4.7%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
41.6015
Longitude
-70.6393
Water area
1.28 mi²
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
25.1%
Diabetes
6.1%
Adult obesity
24.7%
Binge drinking
18.9%
Adult smoking
9.1%
No leisure activity
13.7%

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Schools

Total
14
Elementary
8
Middle
3
High
3
Other
0

Largest nearby schools

  • 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
  • Quashnet School
    Elementary · Mashpee · 398 students · 11.1:1 ratio
  • Kenneth Coombs School
    Elementary · Mashpee · 390 students · 12.2:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Steve Cishek
Steve Cishek
American professional baseball player
G
George Bradbury
U.S. Representative from Massachusetts (1770-1823)
Casey Affleck
Casey Affleck
American actor
J
Jessica Dubroff
American child pilot trainee (1988–1996)
Katharine Lee Bates
Katharine Lee Bates
American poet and songwriter (1859-1929)
P
Patrick Bouvier Kennedy
son of President John F. Kennedy (1963–1963)
Charles Bennett Ray
Charles Bennett Ray
American activist
Charles F. Swift
Charles F. Swift
American politician (1825-1903)
Chuck O'Neil
Chuck O'Neil
American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
D
Don Wheldon
American ice hockey player (1954–1985)
Greg Dean Schmitz
Greg Dean Schmitz
American writer
Ian Bowles
Ian Bowles
American environmentalist, businessman, politician, and political aide
John Muse
John Muse
American ice hockey player
Nancy Kanwisher
Nancy Kanwisher
American cognitive neuroscientist
Samuel Lewis
Samuel Lewis
American educator and politician from Ohio
W
Wesley Dennis
(1903-1966) American illustrator

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation
39 ft (12 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.91
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,429

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
116
Avg daily Wikipedia views
4
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about West Falmouth

Anatomy of an oil spill
Howard L. Sanders · 1980
The West Falmouth oil spill
Howard L. Sanders · 1972
Flood insurance study
United States. Federal Insurance Administration. · 1977
A journal of occurrences along the rebel coast
Frederick VanBuren Lawrence · 2008
Pirates and privateers
Pirates and privateers
Edith S. McCall · 1963
Book of common prayer
Book of common prayer
Church of England · 1537

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Nearest stream gauge

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • Wikidata
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image