Welcome to Sagamore Beach ...
Sagamore Beach is located on Cape Cod Bay.
Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sagamore Beach, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
A typical abbreviation for Sagamore Beach: Sagamore Bch.
Sagamore Beach is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sagamore Beach lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Sagamore Beach: 508 & 774<3>
The ZIP code for Sagamore Beach: 02562<4>
Communities near Sagamore Beach ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sagamore Beach.
- Plymouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- Barnstable
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 45,193 people
- Barnstable has also been known as:
- Barnstable Village
- Barnstable Town
(11 miles [17.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- Yarmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,166 people
- Wareham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wareham is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
- Sandwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
- Bourne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Duxbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,932 people
- Mashpee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
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 Sagamore Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sagamore Beach.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sagamore Beach. 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 Sagamore Beach.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sagamore Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Sagamore Beach.
Adding Sagamore Beach to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sagamore Beach 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 Sagamore Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Sagamore Beach post office opened in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sagamore Beach.
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 Sagamore Beach - 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 Sagamore Beach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Sagamore Beach 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 Sagamore Beach). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sagamore Beach or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |