Local servicesHospitalTobey Hospital9.4 miPost officeSagamore Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSandwich Town Hall1.8 miPoliceSandwich Police Department2.0 miFire stationBourne Fire Department Station 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolBridgeview Montessori Schoolunder a mileCollegeMassachusetts Maritime Academy5.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Cod Gateway Airport HYA15 miMajor airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport PVD46 miInterstateI-49510 miUS highwayUS 6under a mileAmtrakRoute 128, MA RTE44 miRailBourneMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)3.2 miCoachSagamore CirclePeter Pan (BZ)1.0 miTransit2 stops within a mileCape Cod Regional Transit Authority (CCRTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02561 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 13 min5:07 am – 8:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:06 am – 4:14 pm
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People260 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 61.5172 householdsMedian home value $462,10067% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate87% of adults are in the labour force, 208 employedMain industries: wholesale trade 41%, education and health care 23%, finance, insurance and real estate 14%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages84% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 37% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 83%, other Asian or Pacific languages 17%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 20°F53 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month December37 in of snow a year, on about 15 days0 days above 90°F, 122 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, E Sandwich station, 5 mi away; snow from E Wareham
Nearby landmarksSagamore Beachbeach · 1.9 miShawme - Crowell State Forest Campground Area 1campground · under a mileShawme - Crowell State Forest Campground Area 2campground · 1.0 miFaunces Mountainpeak · 1.4 miHerring Riverriver · 1.6 miCape Cod Canal Visitor Centervisitor center · 1.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsScusset Beach State Reservationstate park · under a mile · 74 acresNorth Sagamore Water Districtstate conservation land · 1.2 miWasque RT Purchasestate conservation land · 1.3 mi · 138 acresBay View Cemeteryhistoric site · 1.3 miCamp Edwards Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.5 mi · 8,715 acresCarter Beal Conservation Areastate conservation land · 1.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202028 mi away, near Bliss Corner, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202028 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateBarnstable County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCoastal flooding Very HighHurricane Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025341 of 364 days measured20 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 129main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Barnstable County monitors, MA
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription92% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterFalmouth Water Deptserves 97,551 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation113 ft34 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
