West Dennis Massachusetts Map

About West Dennis, Massachusetts

West Dennis is a locality in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,304. The population density is 272.8 people per km². West Dennis is located at 41.6646°N, 70.1728°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 02670.

West Dennis unfolds where the Bass River drains into the salt-heavy air, carving a tidal path through the low-lying terrain toward the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 4.4 miles east of Harwich, MA (from Harwich, MA: bearing 94°T), and is situated 7.2 miles southeast of Brewster. The landscape here is defined by a soft, aqueous horizon where the silver-gray waters of Kelleys Pond mirror the expansive sky, and the marsh grasses bow in rhythmic consensus with the shifting tides. At the edge of the shore, Stage Island rises as a sentinel against the currents, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Monomoy Island Dunes anchors the southern view. The light in West Dennis possesses a singular, pearlescent quality, catching the salt spray and turning the afternoon into a sequence of muted, shimmering transitions that settle over the reeds and the quiet edges of Town Park.

West Dennis carries the weight of a maritime heritage, once a place where the economy was written in the logs of schooners and the hard labor of the sea. Today, the local character remains tethered to the water, though the industry has shifted toward the seasonal ebb and flow of visitors who traverse the nearby Cape Cod Rail Trail to experience the intersection of land and tide. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the river, far removed from the inland bustle, favoring the steady, repetitive tasks of maintaining docks and navigating the channels. Even as the seasons turn, the spirit of West Dennis endures in the salt-seasoned architecture and the quiet, industrious resilience of those who watch the Atlantic Ocean dictate the rhythm of the day.

About This West Dennis Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West Dennis, Massachusetts. Coordinates: 41.664556, -70.172797. 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 West Dennis includes the ZIP code (02670), telephone area code (339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978), county seat of Barnstable County (Barnstable), and school district assignment (Dennis-Yarmouth 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.