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(Redirected from Hyannisport) Village located in Barnstable, Massachusetts

Location of ZIP code 02647 (Hyannis Port) within the Town and County of Barnstable, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Union Chapel
View of Hyannisport Yacht Club
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Hyannis Port (or Hyannisport) is a small residential village located in the town of Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. It is a summer community on Hyannis Harbor, 1.4 miles (2.3 km) to the south-southwest of Hyannis.

Community

It has a small post office (ZIP code 02647) next door to a small seasonal convenience store, The News Shop and Gallery. It has one of the premier golf courses on Cape Cod, the Hyannisport Club, and is also home to the West Beach Club and the Hyannis Port Yacht Club. St. Andrew's-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church and the Union Chapel conduct Sunday services in the summer. There also is a catwalk that goes to Halls Island with views of Nantucket Sound and a golf course.

Kennedy residences

Hyannis Port is the location of the Kennedy Compound and other Kennedy family residences and, as such, is included in the National Register of Historic Places. There are three Kennedy houses on the compound: Rose's, Jack's, and Ethel's. (Ted's house was nearby but not in the compound itself.) Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy was living in Hyannis Port and was the oldest resident in the town of Barnstable when she died at age 104.

Demographics

According to the 2000 U.S. Census on April 1, it had 193 housing units with a resident population of 115 persons living in 46 housing units. There were 147 vacant housing units (76%), 144 of which were for seasonal, recreational, or occasional use.

References

  1. "Panoramio - Photo of Hyannis Golf". Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  2. "Panoramio - Photo of Hyannis Port Beach". Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  3. "Panoramio - Photo of St. Andrew by the Sea; Hyannis Port, MA". Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  4. "Panoramio - Photo of Hyannis Port - A small Church". Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  5. Panoramio - Photo of Joseph P. & Rose Kennedy estate, Hyannis Port, MA
  6. "Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000, Geographic Area: 02647 5-Digit ZCTA". United States Census Bureau. April 1, 2000. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2008.

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