| City: | West Falmouth, Massachusetts |
| City Alias: | W Falmouth |
| County: | Barnstable County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:53:09 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 508 / 774 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 41.6059, -70.6459 |
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West Falmouth is a village within the town of Falmouth on Cape Cod's western shore, and its post office operates as a PO Box Only Zone. The 514 PO Boxes at this location serve a community that doesn't have street delivery. Residents pick up mail directly from the post office rather than receiving it at home.
This ZIP code is classified as PO Box only, and it's enclosed within the larger ZIP 02540 that covers much of Falmouth. The post office sits on West Falmouth Highway, and some customers can use that street address with a unit number as an alternative format for their PO Box. That's called PO Box Street Addressing, and it makes the box look like a street address for commercial purposes.
With 71 business delivery points alongside the residential boxes, the post office serves local shops and services. The area has been PO Box-only since before 2004, when modern ZIP tracking began. For mail delivery in West Falmouth, a PO Box isn't optional. It's the only way to receive mail.
The single street name is the post office's physical address, used for PO Box Street Addressing rather than actual street delivery.
ZIP Code 02574 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 23 business establishments, employing about 115 people with an annual payroll of $7,063,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,319Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 23Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,450,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $7,063,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 115Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 02574 is located in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, within the Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 12700) and Massachusetts's 9th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 215,888 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 02574. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Barnstable Town, MASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 12700Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 215,888Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 09Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 1214.74 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 2575960Source: Census |
| Place Name: | West Falmouth CDP; MassachusettsSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 02574 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.