Mashpee, Massachusetts
Mashpee, Massachusetts | |
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Mashpee Town Hall | |
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Location in Barnstable County and the state of Massachusetts. | |
| Coordinates: 41°38′54″N 70°28′54″W / 41.64833°N 70.48167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Barnstable |
| Settled | 1660 |
| Incorporated | May 28, 1870 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Open town meeting |
| • Town Administrator | Rodney Collins |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.2 sq mi (70.5 km2) |
| • Land | 23.4 sq mi (60.6 km2) |
| • Water | 3.8 sq mi (9.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 15,060 |
| • Density | 644/sq mi (248.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP Code | 02649 |
| Area code | 508/774 |
| FIPS code | 25-39100 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0618256 |
| Website | www |
Mashpee (/ˈmæʃpi/ Wampanoag: Mâseepee) is a town on Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It is bordered by Sandwich, Barnstable, and Falmouth, and to the south by Nantucket Sound. Settled in 1660 and incorporated on May 28, 1870, Mashpee had a population of 15,060 at the 2020 census. The town is the historic and contemporary home of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe—federally recognized in 2007—which maintains its headquarters in Mashpee.
Mashpee contains South Cape Beach State Park and part of the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, as well as the Mashpee River Reservation. The town also contains Mashpee Commons, a redevelopment project recognized as an early example of New Urbanism, located at the Mashpee Rotary where Routes 28 and 151 meet.