North Eastham Massachusetts Map

About North Eastham, Massachusetts

North Eastham is a locality in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,296. The population density is 257.5 people per km². North Eastham is located at 41.8333°N, 70.0038°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 02642, 02651.

North Eastham stretches across a sandy, salt-scrubbed peninsula where the horizon is defined by the shifting silhouettes of the Camp Wellfleet Dunes. It lies 8.7 miles north-northeast of Brewster, MA (from Brewster, MA: bearing 33°T), and is situated 8.8 miles east-northeast of Cape Cod. The air holds a persistent, briny dampness that travels inland from the Atlantic Ocean, settling over the low-lying terrain and the protected acreage managed by the Eastham Conservation Foundation. Beyond the scrub pine and wind-bent bayberry, the landscape reveals the quiet, dark surface of Moll Pond, a remnant of glacial activity that punctuates the otherwise porous, sandy soil. Near the edges of the marshland, the narrow, winding course of Hatches Creek drains toward the tide, its brackish banks offering a refuge for shorebirds that navigate the thin strip of land between the woods and the sea.

North Eastham carries the quiet weight of a maritime past, where the economy once leaned heavily upon the whims of the tides and the seasonal harvest of the water. Today, the pace is dictated by the slow transition of the seasons, as the summer population ebbs and flows against the backdrop of a landscape that remains stubbornly wild. Local life often finds its rhythm in the outdoors, whether walking the sandy paths of the Buttonbush Trail or observing the distant, jagged profile of Woods Beach Rock rising from the surf. Far removed from the bustle of urban centers, the character of the place is marked by a deliberate, weathered simplicity, where the light at dusk turns the salt-grass to a muted bronze and the silence of the dunes feels absolute.

About This North Eastham Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of North Eastham, Massachusetts. Coordinates: 41.833318, -70.003787. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for North Eastham includes the ZIP code (02642, 02651), telephone area code (339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978), county seat of Barnstable County (Barnstable), and school district assignment (Eastham School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.