Back ویتمان، ماساچوست AZB Уитман (Масачузетс) Bulgarian Whitman Catalan Витмен (Массачусетс) CE Whitman CEB Whitman, Massachusetts Welsh Whitman DAG Whitman (Massachusetts) Spanish Whitman (Massachusetts) Basque ویتمن، ماساچوست Persian
Whitman, Massachusetts | |
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 Whitman Town Hall | |
 Seal | |
| Motto: "The Birthplace Of The Chocolate Chip Cookie" | |
 Location in Plymouth County in Massachusetts | |
| Coordinates: 42°04′50″N 70°56′10″W / 42.08056°N 70.93611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Plymouth |
| Settled | 1670 |
| Incorporated | March 4, 1875 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Open town meeting |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.1 sq mi (18.1 km2) |
| • Land | 7.0 sq mi (18.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 110 ft (34 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 15,121 |
| • Density | 2,160.1/sq mi (840.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP Code | 02382 |
| Area code | 339/781 |
| FIPS code | 25-79530 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0618355 |
| Website | www.whitman-ma.gov |
Whitman is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 15,121 at the 2020 census. It is located approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of Boston on the western edge of the South Shore. The chocolate chip cookie was invented in Whitman by Ruth Graves Wakefield at the Toll House Inn.