North Harwich | |
Official Name: | North Harwich |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Cape Cod |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Label: | North Harwich |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Massachusetts |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Barnstable |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Harwich |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 39 |
Coordinates: | 41.6958°N -70.1203°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 02660, 02645 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 615968 |
North Harwich is a village in the town of Harwich in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The village is located within the census-designated place of Northwest Harwich.
North Harwich has many cranberry bogs.[1] U.S. Route 6 travels through the area. Great Western Road connects the towns of Dennis, Harwich and Yarmouth. There have been many new developments being constructed in this once isolated part of town, beginning in the late 1980s and continuing into the 2020s. Sand Pond, a public beach, is located in North Hawich.[2] The Cape Cod Fish and Game is located in North Harwich along with a new development of houses. Patriot Square Shopping Center, located close by in the town of Dennis, has a variety of supermarkets and stores available.
North Harwich has seen much commercial development during the 20th and 21st centuries. The Old North Harwich railroad station site is still there today, although it has since been converted to factories. On Queen Anne Road, multiple warehouses and factories occupy the area, including the Harwich Town Dump.
North Harwich is located in the CDP Northwest Harwich.