Cape Cod
by the Numbers
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Layers
Elevation
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LiDAR Elevation Hillshade
MassGIS · 0.5m 2013–2021
Opacity
70
%
Shading shows slope & terrain relief.
Topographic Contours
USGS National Map
Hazards & Climate
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Flood Zones
FEMA NFHL
Coastal High Hazard (V/VE)
100-Year Flood (A/AE)
Sea Level Rise
CCC
Inundation at
3
ft
rise
1 ft
6 ft
Storm Surge
CCC SLOSH 2022
Hurricane Category 1
Hurricane Category 2
Hurricane Category 3
Hurricane Category 4
Shallow Groundwater
CCC · <20ft depth
Groundwater depth < 20 ft
Contaminated Sites (21E)
MassDEP
Tier I (most severe)
Tier II
Other / Unknown tier
Landfills
MassDEP
Active landfill
Closed / inactive
Water Quality
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Wellhead Protection
MassDEP Zone II
Zone II protection area
Pond Water Quality
CCC PALS
Oligotrophic (healthy)
Mesotrophic (moderate)
Eutrophic (impaired)
Eel Grass Beds
CCC
Eel grass bed
Cranberry Bogs
CCC 208 Plan
Active cranberry bog
Wastewater
CCC 208 Plan
Existing sewered area
Planned by 2030
Planned 2032–33
Planned 2037–42
Title 5 at-risk system
Nitrate in Wells
CCC 208 Plan
>5 mg/L — elevated
2–5 mg/L
<2 mg/L — low
Embayment Nitrogen
CCC 208 Plan
Nitrogen monitoring station
N Load Travel Time
USGS / CCC 208
<2 yrs — high N risk
2–5 yrs
5–10 yrs
10–25 yrs
>25 yrs — lower risk
Freshwater Lenses
CCC · Aquifer zones
Sagamore / Monomoy / Nauset lenses
Water Quality Standards
MassDEP SWQS 2013
Class A — drinking water supply
Class SA — shellfishing
Class B / SB
Other / unclassified
Marine Beaches
MassGIS
Public beach
Semi-public beach
Land & Conservation
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Protected Open Space
MassGIS EEA
Federal
State
Municipal
Land Trust
Non-Profit / Other
National Seashore
CCNS Boundary
Cape Cod National Seashore
Wetlands
MassDEP
Wetland area
Critical Env. Concern
MassDEP ACEC
Area of Critical Environmental Concern
BioMap2 Core Habitat
MassWildlife
Priority biodiversity habitat
Rare Species Habitat
NHESP Priority
Priority habitat of rare species
Vernal Pools
NHESP Certified
Certified vernal pool
Farms
CCC
Active farmland
Tidal Wetland Restoration
CCC / NRCS
NRCS tidal restoration site
Restoration Projects
CCC
High ecological value
Low / N/A
Land Use & Regulation
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Zoning
CCC Regional
Residential
Business / Commercial
Industrial
Commercial / Prof
Special / Other
Fertilizer DCPC
CCC Boundaries
Fertilizer Management DCPC
All DCPCs
CCC Boundaries
District of Critical Planning Concern
Growth Incentive Zones
CCC Boundaries
CCC-designated growth area
Historic Districts
MHC
MHC-designated historic area
Ocean Management Plan
CCC OMP
Prohibited area
Exclusionary area
Provisional area
DRI Decisions
CCC Regulatory
Approved
Denied
Other outcome
Social & Equity
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Environmental Justice
CCC 2020
EJ-designated block group
Census Data
ACS 2023 · US Census
Geography
Census Tracts
Towns
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☐ No data
Metric