Map of Barnstable, United States
Barnstable is a city in Massachusetts, United States, with a population of about 47,821. It lies at 41.7001°N, 70.2995°W, about 11 m above sea level. Barnstable is about 651 km (404 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is New Bedford, 53 km to the west.
Barnstable at a glance
Country
Region
Massachusetts
Population
47,821GeoNames
Coordinates
41.7001, -70.299541°42′00″N 70°17′58″W
Time zone
America/New_YorkUTC−05:00 / UTC−04:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
651 km (404 mi)
Where is Barnstable?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 09 min on the shortest day to 15 h 12 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Barnstable
- New Bedford — 53 km west
- Taunton — 69 km west
- Fall River — 71 km west
- Brockton — 73 km northwest
- Weymouth — 78 km northwest
- Braintree — 81 km northwest
- Quincy — 85 km northwest
- Attleboro — 86 km west
- East Providence — 90 km west
- Pawtucket — 92 km west
Largest cities in Massachusetts
- Boston — 653,833
- Worcester — 206,518
- Springfield — 154,341
- Lowell — 110,699
- Cambridge — 110,402
- New Bedford — 101,079
- Brockton — 95,314
- Fall River — 94,000
- Quincy — 93,618
- Lynn — 92,457
Largest cities in United States
- New York City — 8,804,190
- Los Angeles — 3,820,914
- Brooklyn — 2,736,074
- Chicago — 2,664,452
- Queens — 2,316,841
- Houston — 2,314,157
- Phoenix — 1,650,070
- Philadelphia — 1,573,916
- San Antonio — 1,526,656
- Manhattan — 1,487,536
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.