Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
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A row of cottages in the Campground area | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location in Dukes County in Massachusetts | |
| Coordinates: 41°27′15″N 70°33′45″W / 41.45417°N 70.56250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Dukes |
| Settled by Europeans | 1642 |
| Incorporated | February 17, 1880 |
| Name Change | January 25, 1907 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Open town meeting |
| • Town Administrator | Deborah Potter |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.9 sq mi (67.2 km2) |
| • Land | 7.4 sq mi (19.1 km2) |
| • Water | 18.6 sq mi (48.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,341 |
| • Density | 724/sq mi (280/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP Codes | 02557 (Oak Bluffs) 02568 (Vineyard Haven) |
| Area code | 508/774 |
| FIPS code | 25-50390 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0619442 |
| Website | www |
Oak Bluffs is a town on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. The population was 5,341 at the 2020 United States census. The town contains the census-designated place of the same name. It is one of the island's principal points of arrival for summer tourists, and is noted for its "gingerbread cottages" and other well-preserved mid- to late-nineteenth-century buildings. The town has been a historically important center of African American culture since the 18th century.