West Harwich, Massachusetts | |
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  West Harwich | |
| Coordinates:41°40′0″N70°6′58″W / 41.66667°N 70.11611°W /41.66667; -70.11611 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Barnstable |
| Town | Harwich |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 02671 |
| Area code | 508 |
| GNIS feature ID | 616014[1] |
West Harwich is a village in thetown ofHarwich,Massachusetts, onCape Cod, United States. West Harwich makes[clarification needed] most of the population in theNorthwest HarwichCensus-designated place.[citation needed]
West Harwich is in theNorthwest HarwichCDP. It is located onMassachusetts Route 28, a significant route on Cape Cod and in eastern Massachusetts. In the summer, West Harwich is a vacation area. In the other seasons, West Harwich is still very populated.[citation needed]
Harwich's schools are part of the Monomoy Regional School District. Harwich Elementary School serves students from preschool through fourth grade, and Monomoy Regional Middle School serves Harwich and the neighboring town, Chatham. This middle school serves grades 5–7, and Monomoy Regional High School serves grades 8–12 for Harwich and Chatham. Monomoy's teams are known as the Sharks. Harwich is known for its excellent boys' basketball, girls' basketball, girls' field hockey, softball, and baseball teams.
The Lighthouse Charter School is located in East Harwich, the former home of the Harwich Cinema.
Harwich is the site of Cape Cod Regional Technical High School, a grades 9–12 high school that serves most of Cape Cod. The town is also home to Holy Trinity Preschool, a Catholic preschool that serves pre-kindergarten in West Harwich.[22]
West Harwich has its own Zip Code (02671); however, it is part of theNorthwest Harwich CDP area, along withNorth Harwich andPleasant Lake.
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