Barnstable Town, MA
Local News
- Voting on Cape Cod today? Poll hours, key races and what’s on your ballot — Cape Cod Times
- Barnstable Town Council To Consider Grant For Hyannis Main Street Improvements — Patch
- Election 2026: What Cape Cod Voters Should Know About Question A — Barnstable County (.gov)
- West Nile Virus Confirmed in Mosquitoes from the Town of Barnstable — Barnstable eNews
- Things You Might Not Know About Barnstable — CapeCod.com
Official Local Resources
City of Barnstable Town · Barnstable County · mass.gov · Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles
Barnstable (/ˈbɑːrnstəbəl/ BARN-stə-bəl) is a town on Cape Cod in Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod, and is one of thirteen Massachusetts municipalities that have been granted city forms of government by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts but wish to retain “the town of” in their official names. At the 2020 census it had a population of 48,916. The town contains several villages (one of which is also named Barnstable) within its boundaries. Its largest village, Hyannis, is the central business district of the Cape, and home to Barnstable Municipal Airport, the airline hub of Cape Cod and the islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. Additionally, Barnstable is a 2007 winner of the All-America City Award.