Provincetown, Massachusetts

Provincetown, Massachusetts
Town
Aerial view of Provincetown
Flag Seal
Nickname:  "P-town" or "Ptown"
Motto:  "Birthplace of American Liberty"
Location in Barnstable County and Massachusetts
U.S. Census Map
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Coordinates: 42°03′29″N 70°10′44″W / 42.058°N 70.179°W / 42.058; -70.179
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 [1]
• 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)[1][2]
• 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,^[3] Provincetown has a summer population as high as 60,000.^[4] Often called "P-town" or "Ptown",^[5] the locale is known for its beaches, harbor, artists, tourist industry, and as a popular vacation destination for the LGBT+ community.