Dennis, Massachusetts

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Dennis, Massachusetts
Town
Flag Seal
Location in Barnstable County and the state of Massachusetts.
Coordinates: 41°44′07″N 70°11′40″W / 41.73528°N 70.19444°W / 41.73528; -70.19444
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Barnstable
Settled	1639
Incorporated	1793
Communities	Dennis Dennis Port East Dennis South Dennis West Dennis
Government
• Type	Open town meeting
• Town    Administrator	Richard White
Area
• Total	22.3 sq mi (57.7 km2)
• Land	20.5 sq mi (53.1 km2)
• Water	1.7 sq mi (4.5 km2)
Elevation	24 ft (7 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	14,674
• Density	716/sq mi (276.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code	02660
Area code	508 / 774
FIPS code	25-16775
GNIS feature ID	0618252
Website	www.town.dennis.ma.us

Dennis is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, located near the center of Cape Cod. The population was 14,674 at the 2020 census.^[1]

The town encompasses five distinct villages, each of which has its own post office. These constituent villages are Dennis (including North Dennis), Dennis Port, East Dennis, South Dennis, and West Dennis.^[2]