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Also known as Falmouth, Massachusetts, Falmouth, MA

town in Massachusetts, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Massachusetts
County
Barnstable
Type
Representative town meeting
Town administrator
Mike Renshaw
Total
54.4 sq mi (141.0 km )
Land
44.1 sq mi (114.1 km )
Water
10.3 sq mi (26.8 km )
Elevation
9.8 ft (3 m)
Density
740/sq mi (285/km )
Time zone
UTC-5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst
UTC-4 ( Eastern )
Zip codes
02536 ( East Falmouth ), 02540 ( Falmouth ), 02543 ( Woods Hole ), 02556 ( North Falmouth )
Area code
508 / 774
Fips code
25-23105
Gnis feature id
0618253
Website
www .falmouthma .gov

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

Falmouth, MA | Official Website

falmouthmass.us →

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Wikidata facts

Named after
Falmouth
Official name
Falmouth
Population
31531
Area
141.0
Elevation
3
Shares border with
Bourne
Official website
www.falmouthmass.us
Image
Nobska Lighthouse 1.jpg
Households
13983
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Commons category
Falmouth, Massachusetts
category for people born here
Category:Births in Falmouth, Massachusetts
postal code
02543
inception
1660-00-00
per capita income
51205
Sources (11)

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Encyclopedic overview

Falmouth (/ˈfælməθ/ FAL-məth) is a town on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. The population was 32,517 at the 2020 census, making Falmouth the second-largest municipality on Cape Cod after Barnstable. The terminal for the Steamship Authority ferries to Martha's Vineyard is located in the village of Woods Hole in Falmouth. Woods Hole also contains several scientific organizations such as the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), the Woodwell Climate Research Center, NOAA's Woods Hole Science Aquarium, and the scientific institutions' various museums.

For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Falmouth, please see the articles on East Falmouth, Falmouth Village, North Falmouth, Teaticket, West Falmouth, and Woods Hole. Falmouth also encompasses the villages of Hatchville and Waquoit, which are not census-designated places and fall within the village of East Falmouth based on postal service.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Falmouth” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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