Hyannis is the largest of the seven villages in the town of
Barnstable, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is the commercial and transportation hub of
Cape Cod and was designated an
urban area as of the 1990 census. Because of this, many refer to Hyannis as the "Capital of the Cape". It contains a majority of the Barnstable Town offices and two important shopping districts: the historic downtown Main Street and the Route 132 Commercial District, including
Cape Cod Mall and Independence Park, headquarters of
Cape Cod Potato Chips. Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis is the largest on Cape Cod.