Woods Hole, Massachusetts | |
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 Location in Barnstable County and the state of Massachusetts. | |
| Coordinates: 41°31′36″N 70°39′47″W / 41.52667°N 70.66306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Barnstable |
| Town | Falmouth |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.93 sq mi (10.19 km2) |
| • Land | 2.13 sq mi (5.53 km2) |
| • Water | 1.80 sq mi (4.66 km2) |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 834 |
| • Density | 390.63/sq mi (150.79/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 02543 |
| Area code | 508 |
| FIPS code | 25-81245 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0617060 |
Woods Hole is a census-designated place in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. It lies at the extreme southwestern corner of Cape Cod, near Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands. The population was 781 at the 2010 census.[2]
It is the site of several marine science institutions, including Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the Marine Biological Laboratory, the Woodwell Climate Research Center, NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center (which started the Woods Hole scientific community in 1871), the Woods Hole Science Aquarium, a USGS coastal and marine geology center, and the home campus of the Sea Education Association.
Woods Hole is also the site of United States Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England (formerly USCG Group Woods Hole),[3] the Nobska Light lighthouse, and the terminus of the Steamship Authority ferry route between Cape Cod and the island of Martha's Vineyard.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Woods Hole CDP, Massachusetts". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ^ "Homeport: Port Directory". Archived from the original on September 30, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.