Sandwich is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, home to about 20,522 people across 43 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 02537, 02563 and 02644, and parts of 02542 and 02562 are in Sandwich too.
Homes sold for a median of $405 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 2 of 3 were seller’s markets.
Population20,522479 per sq mi
Median home value$601,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$405Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sandwich. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Sandwich
Distances
Nearest major airport
Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD)48 miles away
Closer regional airport
Cape Cod Gateway Airport (HYA)11 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Boston, MA51 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY193 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Sandwich; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Sandwich
U.S. Representative · Massachusetts’s 9th DistrictWilliam R. Keating (D)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Sandwich had 20,259 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 94th largest of 351 towns in Massachusetts by population.
Barnstable County grew from 27,826 residents in 1900 to 228,996 in 2020.
Barnstable County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 53.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, E Sandwich, MA weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Barnstable County
76,963 jobs at 8,957 businesses in Barnstable County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
187 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sandwich’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Falmouth HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Falmouth11.6 miles
Cape Cod HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Hyannis11.6 miles
Martha's Vineyard Hospital INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Oak Bluffs17.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
20
Specialist doctors
18
Dentists
15
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
24
Mental health providers
57
Physical and occupational therapists
48
Optometrists
1
Chiropractors
4
Pharmacies
3
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Sandwich
Parks (9 nearby)
Johns Pond Park · 99 acres4.2 mi
Attaquin Park · 12 acres3.4 mi
Rolling Ridge Park · 6 acres2.8 mi
Mashpee Community Park · 4 acres3.6 mi
Oak Crest Cove Park · 3 acres0.2 mi
Collins Lot3.6 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Stop & Shop0.2 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
CVS Pharmacy0.2 mi
Libraries (4 nearby)
Library0.8 mi
Medical Library2.5 mi
Robert S. Swain Natural History Library3.3 mi
Sandwich Public Library4.0 mi
Museums (6 nearby)
Heritage Museums & Gardens3.4 mi
Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum3.5 mi
Benjamin Nye Homestead and Museum3.6 mi
Wing Fort House3.7 mi
Hoxie House3.8 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Cotuit Center For the Arts4.7 mi
Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in Sandwich
Public schools here are run by Sandwich. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Forestdale SchoolSandwich
Pre-K–2
557
Public
0.8 mi
Oak RidgeEast Sandwich
3–6
673
Public
2.1 mi
Sandwich Middle High SchoolEast Sandwich
7–12
888
Public
2.9 mi
Private schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
The Hundred Acre Schl Heritage Museums and GardensSandwich
Pre-K–2
28
Nonsectarian
3.6 mi
The Sandwich Montessori SchoolSandwich
Pre-K–5
15
Nonsectarian
0.4 mi
Waldorf School of Cape CodSandwich
Pre-K–8
77
Nonsectarian
4.8 mi
Riverview SchoolEast Sandwich
6–12
197
Nonsectarian
4.4 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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