Popponesset Massachusetts Map

About Popponesset, Massachusetts

Popponesset is a locality in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 353.3 people per km². Popponesset is located at 41.5734°N, 70.4631°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 02649.

Popponesset claims the edge of the land where the salt air bleaches the shingle siding to a soft, ghost-gray hue. It lies 5.3 miles south of Mashpee, MA (from Mashpee, MA: bearing 170°T), and is situated 8.0 miles east of Falmouth. The horizon dissolves into the Atlantic Ocean, a vast expanse that dictates the slow, rhythmic pulse of the tides against the shore. Inland, the landscape holds the quiet stillness of Dean Pond, its surface reflecting the shifting clouds while the nearby Popponesset Island sits low against the water like a dark, anchored vessel. Further afield, the distant Monomoy Island Dunes trace a jagged line against the sky, standing as a reminder of the raw, shifting geology that defines this coastline.

Popponesset preserves a heritage rooted in the seasonal migration of those who seek the cooling breath of the sea, a tradition that shapes the local economy and the summer tempo of its sandy lanes. The nearby Cape and Islands Ocean Sanctuary protects the delicate marine life that thrives in these waters, while Abigails Brook meanders through the landscape, a steady, quiet vein feeding the local ecosystem. Life here moves with the sun and the swell, an existence defined by the interplay between the sheltered coves and the immense, open water. Even as the seasons turn and the crowds retreat, the enduring character of Popponesset remains tied to the salt-crusted docks and the persistent, elemental light that washes over the coast.

About This Popponesset Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Popponesset, Massachusetts. Coordinates: 41.573444, -70.463082. 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 Popponesset 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).

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.