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Notable locations in Harwich: Sand Pond (A), Harwich Fire Department Station 2 (B), Harwich Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters (C), Harwich Elementary School Library Media Center (D), Cape Cod Regional Technical High School Library (E), Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School Media Center (F), Brooks Library (G), North Harwich Station (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: 333 Main Street Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Harwich: Congregational Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Evergreen Cemetery (1), Pine Grove Cemetery (2), Island Pond Cemetery (3), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Walkers Pond (A), Skinequit Pond (B), Seymour Pond (C), Sand Pond (D), Robbins Pond (E), Paddocks Pond (F), Olivers Pond (G), Mud Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers: Andrews River (A), Herring River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Harwich: Hawksnest State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Beaches: Pleasant Road Beach (A), Red River Beach (B), Earle Road Beach (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Brooks Academy Museum (80 Parallel Street) (1), Harwich Historical Society (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 80 Parallel Street) (2), Cape Destinations (Tours & Charters; 71 Main St) (3). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Barnstable County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Harwich and their reported violations in the past:
HARWICH WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 38500, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-26-2000)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-29-1996)
Past monitoring violations:
- Notification, State - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-26-2000)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.2 people | | Massachusetts: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 64.8% | | Whole state: | 64.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.0% | | Whole state: | 5.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
| This town: | 5.5% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
| This town: | 2.2% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Harwich, MA
People in group quarters in Harwich:
- 288 people in nursing homes
- 14 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 7 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 6 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 3 people in other group homes
- 3 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Harwich compared to Massachusetts state average:
- Median house value above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (56%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (36%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
Religion statistics for Harwich (based on Barnstable County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 42.90%
| Here |  | 42.9% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Episcopal Church | United Church of Christ | United Methodist Church | Jewish |
| Adherents | 66.9% | 7.4% | 6.4% | 4.4% | 3.4% |
| Congregations | 21.8% | 8.3% | 12.8% | 11.3% | 3.8% |
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| Name | Unitarian Universalist Association | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Other |
| Adherents | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 5.0% |
| Congregations | 5.3% | 2.3% | 0.8% | 6.8% | 27.1% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 68 | Barnstable County: | 3.06 / 10,000 pop. | | Massachusetts: | 1.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.05 / 10,000 pop. | | Massachusetts: | 0.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 75 | Barnstable County: | 3.38 / 10,000 pop. | | Massachusetts: | 2.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 57 | Here: | 2.57 / 10,000 pop. | | Massachusetts: | 1.77 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 413 | Here: | 18.60 / 10,000 pop. | | Massachusetts: | 8.76 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Barnstable County: | 7.9% | | State: | 8.1% |
Adult obesity rate: | Barnstable County: | 19.6% | | State: | 22.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Here: | 13.8% | | Massachusetts: | 16.5% |
5.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($70,076 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.20% | | Massachusetts average: | 6.31% |
0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($744 average AGI)| Barnstable County: | 0.18% | | Massachusetts average: | 0.28% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,844 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.84% | | Massachusetts average: | 6.91% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($480 average AGI)| Barnstable County: | 0.06% | | Massachusetts average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Harwich:
- WFPB (1170 AM; daytime; 1 kW; ORLEANS, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
- WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WBUR (1240 AM; 1 kW; WEST YARMOUTH, MA; Owner: THE EXEC. COMM. OF TRTS. BOSTON U)
- WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
- WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Harwich:
- WCCT-FM (90.3 FM; HARWICH, MA; Owner: CAPE COD REGIONAL TECH HIGH SCHOOL)
- WOCN-FM (103.9 FM; SOUTH YARMOUTH, MA; Owner: SANDAB COMMUNICATIONS LTD. PARTNERSHIP II)
- WFCC-FM (107.5 FM; CHATHAM, MA; Owner: CHARLES RIVER B/CING WFCC LIC. CORP.)
- WDVT (93.5 FM; HARWICH PORT, MA; Owner: BOCH BROADCASTING, L.P.)
- WCOD-FM (106.1 FM; HYANNIS, MA; Owner: BOCH BROADCASTING, L.P.)
- WKPE-FM (104.7 FM; ORLEANS, MA; Owner: CRB WKPE LIC CORP.)
- WXTK (95.1 FM; WEST YARMOUTH, MA; Owner: BOCH BROADCASTING LTD. PARTNERSHIP)
- WPXC (102.9 FM; HYANNIS, MA; Owner: QANTUM OF CAPE COD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WQRC (99.9 FM; BARNSTABLE, MA; Owner: SANDAB COMMUNICATION LTD. PNR/SHP II)
- WCIB (101.9 FM; FALMOUTH, MA; Owner: QANTUM OF CAPE COD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WKKL (90.7 FM; WEST BARNSTABLE, MA; Owner: CAPE COD COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around Harwich:
- W08CH (Channel 8; HYANNIS, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- WDPX (Channel 58; VINEYARD HAVEN, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
- WMPX-LP (Channel 67; DENNIS, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Harwich fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 8
Total length: 25 meters (82ft)
Total costs: $11,634,000
Total average daily traffic: 121,700
Total average daily truck traffic: 11,547
Total future (year 2029) average daily traffic: 192,200
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 - 7 Queen Anne Road (Lat: 41.698444 Lon: -70.097806), Type: Mast, Structure height: 42.7 m, Overall height: 46.3 m, Call Sign: KNKN826
Assigned Frequencies: 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz Grant Date: 10/24/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2 - Richard Byrne, 149 Rte. 137 (Lat: 41.708306 Lon: -70.022333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.8 m, Overall height: 47.8 m
Registrant: Towerco Assets LLC, 5000 Valleystone Drive, Suite 200, Cary, NC 27519, Phone: (919) 653-5710, Email:
- Richard Byrne, 149 Rte. 137 (Lat: 41.708306 Lon: -70.022333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.8 m, Overall height: 47.8 m
Registrant: Towerco Assets LLC, 5000 Valleystone Drive, Suite 200, Cary, NC 27519, Phone: (919) 653-5710, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5 - 175 Sisson Rd (Lat: 41.683167 Lon: -70.078083), Type: Tower, Structure height: 26 m, Overall height: 29 m, Call Sign: KCD271
Assigned Frequencies: 33.7000 MHz, 33.9600 MHz Grant Date: 02/22/1996, Expiration Date: 02/22/2001, Cancellation Date: 05/06/2001, Certifier: Robert Peterson
Registrant: Commercial Communications, 324 John Parker Rd, East Falmouth, MA 02536, Fax: (508) 548-6405 - Sission Rd (Lat: 41.683167 Lon: -70.078083), Call Sign: KCA373, Licensee ID: L00116446
Assigned Frequencies: 155.520 MHz, 155.565 MHz, 155.640 MHz, 155.700 MHz, 158.850 MHz Grant Date: 04/01/2005, Expiration Date: 05/07/2015
Registrant: County Of Barnstable, Main St, Barnstable, MA 02630, Phone: (508) 362-3434, Fax: (508) 362-5104 - STATION 1, 175 Sisson Road (Lat: 41.683056 Lon: -70.078611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 30 m, Overall height: 35 m, Call Sign: WPVT449
Assigned Frequencies: 33.7000 MHz, 460.550 MHz, 465.550 MHz, 33.9600 MHz Grant Date: 08/15/2002, Expiration Date: 08/15/2012, Certifier: Robert A Peterson
Registrant: Rdc Communications Inc., 19 Dupont Ave, S. Yarmouth, MA 02664, Phone: (508) 394-2405, Fax: (508) 394-1535, Email:
- Puritan Lane (Lat: 41.718861 Lon: -70.016667), Type: Bant, Structure height: 4.2 m, Overall height: 5.4 m, Call Sign: WQAA837
Assigned Frequencies: 452.487 MHz Grant Date: 04/23/2004, Expiration Date: 04/23/2014, Certifier: Craig Wiegand
Registrant: Atlas License Company, 1725 A N. Shadeland Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46219, Phone: (317) 351-4865, Fax: (317) 351-4870, Email:
- Marthas Lane Treatment Plant (Lat: 41.683333 Lon: -70.035361), Type: Bant, Structure height: 4.2 m, Overall height: 5.4 m, Call Sign: WQAA841
Assigned Frequencies: 452.487 MHz Grant Date: 04/23/2004, Expiration Date: 04/23/2014, Certifier: Craig Wiegand
Registrant: Atlas License Company, 1725a N. Shadeland Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46219, Phone: (317) 351-4865, Fax: (317) 351-4870, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5 - HARWICH, Queen Ann Rd (Lat: 41.698444 Lon: -70.097806), Type: Tower, Structure height: 42.7 m, Overall height: 46.3 m, Call Sign: WLW641
Assigned Frequencies: 6063.80 MHz, 10578.1 MHz, 10563.1 MHz, 10602.5 MHz Grant Date: 02/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- HARWICH, Queen Ann Road (Lat: 41.698417 Lon: -70.097778), Overall height: 46.3 m, Call Sign: WMK533
Assigned Frequencies: 10551.2 MHz Grant Date: 04/12/1995, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancellation Date: 09/10/1996
Registrant: Cape And Islands Cellular Limited Partnership, 180 Washington Valley Rd, Bedminster, NJ 07921 - HARWICH, 198 Queen Anne Rd (Lat: 41.698528 Lon: -70.097194), Type: Mast, Structure height: 43.3 m, Overall height: 44.8 m, Call Sign: WMT440
Assigned Frequencies: 10592.5 MHz Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 1120 20th Street, Nw, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 457-2055, Fax: (202) 457-3074, Email:
- STATION, 146 Chatham Rd (Lat: 41.681500 Lon: -70.051667), Overall height: 25.3 m, Call Sign: WNTU209
Assigned Frequencies: 952.356 MHz, 928.356 MHz Grant Date: 10/27/1998, Expiration Date: 01/25/2009, Cancellation Date: 03/28/2009
Registrant: Phone: (508) 394-2405 - Old Queen Rd (Lat: 41.698417 Lon: -70.097222), Structure height: 42.7 m, Call Sign: WPNH800
Assigned Frequencies: 6783.75 MHz, 6853.75 MHz Grant Date: 03/25/2003, Expiration Date: 06/10/2013
Registrant: Phone: (603) 352-4864
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 41 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Harwich)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 8 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Harwich)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Harwich, MA
| Businesses in Harwich, MA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| CVS | 1 | | Nike | 1 |
| Dunkin Donuts | 3 | | Starbucks | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | Talbots | 1 |
| Goodwill | 2 | | | |
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