Welcome to East Sandwich ...
East Sandwich is located on Cape Cod Bay.
East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Sandwich, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.
A typical abbreviation for East Sandwich: E. Sandwich
East Sandwich is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: East Sandwich lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for East Sandwich: 508 & 774<3>
The ZIP code for East Sandwich: 02537<4>
Communities Also Named East Sandwich ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Sandwich - it's located in New Hampshire.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Sandwich.
Communities near East Sandwich ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Sandwich.
- Plymouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Barnstable
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barnstable Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
- Falmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yarmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wareham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
- Bourne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Mashpee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
- Dennis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
- Harwich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Sandwich. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Sandwich.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Sandwich. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Sandwich.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Sandwich. See our Newspapers Page for East Sandwich.
Adding East Sandwich to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Sandwich in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for East Sandwich was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Sandwich.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Barnstable, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Sandwich - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 508 code has been Overlayed with the 774 area code. New phone numbers in the East Sandwich area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the East Sandwich area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as East Sandwich). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Sandwich or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |