Back ساندويتش (ماساتشوستس) Arabic سندویچ، ماساچوست AZB Sandwich (Massachusetts) Catalan Сандвич (Массачусетс) CE Sandwich (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Massachusetts) CEB Sandwich, Massachusetts CY Sandwich DAG Sandwich (Massachusetts) German Sandwich (Massachusetts) Spanish سندویچ، ماساچوست FA

Sandwich, Massachusetts

Sandwich, Massachusetts
Town
Sandwich Town Hall (1834) and Congregational Church (1848)
Sandwich Town Hall (1834) and Congregational Church (1848)
Flag of Sandwich, Massachusetts
Flag
Official seal of Sandwich, Massachusetts
Seal
Motto(s): 
Post Tot Naufracia Portus  (Latin)
"After So Many Shipwrecks, a Haven"
Location in Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Location in Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Coordinates: 41°45′32″N 70°29′40″W / 41.75889°N 70.49444°W / 41.75889; -70.49444
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountyBarnstable
Settled1637
IncorporatedSeptember 3, 1639
Government
 • TypeOpen town meeting
Area
 • Total44.2 sq mi (114.5 km2)
 • Land42.7 sq mi (110.7 km2)
 • Water1.5 sq mi (3.8 km2)
Elevation
20 ft (6 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total20,259
 • Density474/sq mi (183.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Codes
02537, 02563, 02644
Area codes508, 774
FIPS code25-59735
GNIS feature ID0618259
Websitewww.sandwichmass.org

Sandwich is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts and is the oldest town on Cape Cod. The town motto is Post tot Naufracia Portus, "after so many shipwrecks, a haven".[1] The population was 20,259 at the 2020 census.[2]

  1. ^ Benham, W. Gurney. A Book of Quotations. J. B. Lippincott Company, 1907, p. 639.
  2. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Sandwich town, Barnstable County, Massachusetts". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 6, 2021.