Popponesset Island Massachusetts Map

About Popponesset Island, Massachusetts

Popponesset Island is a locality in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. It is a small community with a population of 33. The population density is 172.7 people per km². Popponesset Island is located at 41.5843°N, 70.4592°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone.

Popponesset Island emerges from the salty embrace of the Atlantic, a low-lying barrier of shifting sands and resilient scrub oak. It lies 8.4 miles east-north-east of Falmouth, MA (from Falmouth, MA: bearing 74°T), and is situated 4.6 miles south-south-east of Mashpee. Its character is one of intimate scale, where the wind, an ever-present sculptor, hums through sparse dune grasses, and the scent of brine and sun-baked pine needles hangs perpetually in the air. The landscape here is a dialogue between the restless ocean and the stubborn earth, a place where the horizon feels both vast and intimately close, and where the light, particularly in the late afternoon, pools in soft, golden eddies across the weathered shingles of its cottages. This stretch of coastline, once charted and claimed by early explorers, has long been a retreat for those seeking respite from the mainland's clamor. Popponesset Island, though small, carries the quiet imprint of generations who understood the rhythms of the sea. Its economy, historically tied to the bounty of the surrounding waters, now leans towards a more gentle tourism, a steady influx of summer visitors drawn to its unpretentious charm and the simple pleasure of its broad, sandy shores. The island retains a sense of its past, a feeling of continuity in the way life unfolds here, dictated by the tides and the predictable turning of the seasons.

About This Popponesset Island Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Popponesset Island, Massachusetts — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 41.584277, -70.459193. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Popponesset Island and Barnstable County.

Detailed location data for Popponesset Island includes the ZIP code (02649), telephone area code (339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978), county seat of Barnstable County (Barnstable), and school district assignment (Mashpee School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Popponesset Island is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.