Editing East Falmouth, Massachusetts (section)

==Geography==
East Falmouth is located in the southeastern part of Falmouth at {{Coord|41|33|54|N|70|33|0|W|type:city}} (41.565096, -70.549984).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the west by the village of [[Teaticket, Massachusetts|Teaticket]] and to the east by the [[Childs River]]. Its southern border is the shore of [[Vineyard Sound]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|16.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|14.1|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|2.2|sqkm|order=flip}}  (13.54%) is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===East Falmouth neighborhoods===
South of [[Massachusetts Route 28]], the CDP is split into four necks, separated by tidal creeks (or "ponds"), each neck forming a natural neighborhood within the CDP. From east to west, the neighborhoods are:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Neighborhood
! Neighborhood association
! Neck
! Surrounding body/bodies of water
|-
| Seacoast Shores
| [http://www.seacoastshores.com/ Seacoast Shores Association]
|
| Eel Pond, Waquoit Bay ([http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/ Waquoit Bay Research Reserve])
|-
| [[Menauhant, Massachusetts|Menauhant]]
| Menauhant Yacht Club
|
| Eel Pond, Bournes Pond, Vineyard Sound
|-
| Davisville
|
| Davis Neck
| Green Pond, Bournes Pond, Vineyard Sound
|-
| Acapesket
| Shorewood Drive Association<br/>[http://www.greatharbors.org/ Great Harbors Resident Association]
| Lewis Neck
| Great Pond, Green Pond, Vineyard Sound
|}

===Seacoast Shores===
Seacoast Shores, formerly known as Jenkin's Neck, is one of the most densely populated neighborhoods in Falmouth,<ref name="CCT">{{cite news |title=Dirty tap water riles neighbors |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CT&p_theme=ct&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1133D53A4416D830&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM| newspaper= [[Cape Cod Times]] |first=Amanda |last= Lehmert| date= August 1, 2006}}</ref> containing 905 homes. The Seacoast Shores Association is a not-for-profit organization that maintains 22 rights of way and a private beach for association members and residents of the neighborhood.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}}

===Great Harbors===
Great Harbors is a private community located on Lewis Neck north of Acapesket and consisting of 11 streets and almost 400 houses. The Great Harbors Resident Association is a non-profit organization that governs and manages the community, incorporated in December 1966. Great Harbors is a waterfront community, with its longest street on the water, as well as its pool/tennis/recreation complex and two boat docks. Great Harbors is managed by a volunteer board of directors, elected by all members of the association at an annual meeting in June.

===Other areas===
The East Falmouth area has two small non-census designated villages nearby. [[Hatchville, Massachusetts|Hatchville]] is located to the north of East Falmouth, along [[Massachusetts Route 151]] next to Coonamessett Pond, and Waquoit is located to the east, along Route 28 in the easternmost corner of Falmouth. While not part of the East Falmouth CDP (and thus not included in the census counts for East Falmouth), each village falls under the East Falmouth postal service jurisdiction.