History · Forestdale

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Forestdale is a village and census-designated place (CDP) within the town of Sandwich in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Forestdale had a population of 4,116. It is the most populous of the three CDPs in Sandwich. The ZIP code of Forestdale is 02644.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 4,099 people in 2010, 4,116 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1980.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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