Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts

Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
Ogkeshkuppe
A row of cottages in the Campground area
Location in Dukes County in Massachusetts
Coordinates: 41°27′15″N 70°33′45″W / 41.45417°N 70.56250°W / 41.45417; -70.56250
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountyDukes
Settled by Europeans1642
IncorporatedFebruary 17, 1880
Name ChangeJanuary 25, 1907
Government
 • TypeOpen town meeting
 • Town
   Administrator
Deborah Potter
Area
 • Total
25.9 sq mi (67.2 km2)
 • Land7.4 sq mi (19.1 km2)
 • Water18.6 sq mi (48.1 km2)
Elevation
30 ft (9 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
5,341
 • Density724/sq mi (280/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Codes
02557 (Oak Bluffs)
02568 (Vineyard Haven)
Area code508/774
FIPS code25-50390
GNIS feature ID0619442
Websitewww.oakbluffsma.gov

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.