Provincetown, Massachusetts
Provincetown, Massachusetts | |
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Aerial view of Provincetown | |
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| Nickname: "P-town" or "Ptown" | |
| Motto: "Birthplace of American Liberty" | |
Location in Barnstable County and Massachusetts | |
U.S. Census Map | |
| Coordinates: 42°03′29″N 70°10′44″W / 42.058°N 70.179°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Barnstable |
| Settled | 1700 |
| Incorporated | 1727 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Open town meeting |
| • Town Manager | Alex Morse |
| • Select board | David Abramson, Chair John Golden, Vice Chair Erik Borg Leslie Sandberg Austin Miller |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.5 sq mi (45 km2) |
| • Land | 9.7 sq mi (25 km2) |
| • Water | 7.8 sq mi (20 km2) |
| • Federal land | 7.0 sq mi (18 km2) |
| • Local land | 2.7 sq mi (7 km2) |
| Highest elevation | 100 ft (30 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,664 |
| • Density | 377.7/sq mi (145.8/km2) |
| • Local density | 1,114.4/sq mi (430.3/km2) |
| (excludes Federal Land; better approximates actual density of the year-round population) | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (E. Daylight (EDT)) |
| ZIP code | 02657 |
| Area code | 508 |
| FIPS code | 25-55500 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0618258 |
| Website | http://www.provincetown-ma.gov/ |
Provincetown (/ˈprɒvɪnsˌtaʊn/) is a New England town located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, in the United States. A small coastal resort town with a year-round population of 3,664 as of the 2020 United States census, Provincetown has a summer population as high as 60,000. Often called "P-town" or "Ptown", the locale is known as a vacation destination for its beaches, harbor, artists and tourist industry.