Harwich’s 02646 ZIP code, which covers Harwich Port and most of the town’s Nantucket Sound coastline, was named Massachusetts’ hottest ZIP code for home sales in the third quarter and ranked third hottest in the entire country. The distinction comes as Cape Cod’s housing market keeps tightening, with fewer homes for sale and prices that show no signs of slowing down.
The ranking comes from Boston Business Journal senior reporter Grant Welker, whose analysis of data from Intercontinental Exchange Inc. put Harwich’s 02646 ZIP code at the top of the state list and third nationally, according to NBC Boston’s coverage of the same report. The outlet notes the ZIP code covers Harwich Port and most of the town’s Nantucket Sound coastline — a stretch of Cape Cod that has drawn buyers in large numbers.
It’s worth noting that a separate NBC Boston report on an earlier quarter’s rankings had identified Chatham, not Harwich, as home to the state’s hottest ZIP code for housing, describing Chatham as one of the Cape’s most exclusive towns with a median home price of $1.2 million. The two reports don’t specify whether they’re measuring the same period or using identical methodology, so the conflicting claims are worth holding separately rather than reconciling.
A Market Defined by Fast Turnover
Local market data paints a picture of a town in transition. Over the past 12 months, 185 homes sold in Harwich at a median price of $800,000, according to Cape Cod Star. Waterfront and near-waterfront listings in Harwich Port carry median list prices above $1.5 million, while interior properties range from $600,000 to $1.2 million depending on size, condition, and proximity to Route 28 or water amenities, the site reports…