It is bordered to the north by the town of Eastham, to the northwest by Cape Cod Bay, to the southwest by the town of Brewster, to the south by Massachusetts Route 6A and Eldredge Parkway, and to the east by Massachusetts Route 28 and Town Cove.

[2] As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,716 people, 867 households, and 390 families residing in the CDP.

The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.09% White, 0.52% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.35% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races.

There were 867 households, out of which 12.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.3% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 55.0% were non-families.

48.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 28.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.