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Welcome to Ohatchee ...

The town of Ohatchee is located in Calhoun County<1>.

Ohatchee was established in 1956.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ohatchee has a population of 1,149 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Ohatchee is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ohatchee lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Ohatchee (for example, toward Tallapoosa (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Ohatchee: 256 & 938<4>

The ZIP code for Ohatchee: 36271<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ohatchee had an population of 1,149 people. This is a decrease of 1.79% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.43% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ohatchee had a population of 1,170 people. This makes Ohatchee the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Ohatchee represents 0.02% of the total population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 239th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,170 people, the population of Ohatchee decreased 3.7% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,215 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ohatchee.

Websites for Ohatchee ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.calhounchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ohatchee, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Ohatchee ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ohatchee.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ohatchee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ohatchee.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ohatchee. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ohatchee.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ohatchee. See our Newspapers Page for Ohatchee.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ohatchee ...

Looking for more information about Ohatchee? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ohatchee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ohatchee.

Adding Ohatchee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ohatchee in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ohatchee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Ohatchee post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ohatchee.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ohatchee.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ohatchee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Ohatchee area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Ohatchee area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Ohatchee). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ohatchee or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/