The Town of Barnstable is a city[1] located on Cape Cod in Massachusetts; it is the county seat of Barnstable CountyGR6. The population was 47,821 at the 2000 census.
The city contains several villages within its boundaries, one of which is home to Cape Cod's commercial air hub, Barnstable Municipal Airport. For information on them, see the list of villages.

Barnstable is located at 41°39′33″N, 70°21′11″W (41.659158, -70.353059)GR1, on the "biceps" of the Cape Cod arm. It is bordered by Cape Cod Bay on the north, Nantucket Sound on the south, Sandwich and Mashpee on the west and Yarmouth on the east.